Les Travailleurs de la mer (1918) Plot Summary Explained

Release, runtime and language

1918 · 92 mins · French

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Directed by

André Antoine, Léonard Antoine

Starring

Charles Mosnier, Romuald Joubé, Andrée Brabant, Armand Tallier, Marc Gérard, Philippe Garnier

Based on Victor Hugo’s novel, the film follows Guernsey‑born outcast Gilliatt, who falls for Deruchette, the niece of shipowner Mess Lethierry. When Lethierry’s vessel is wrecked on the Roches Douvres reef, Deruchette vows to marry anyone who can recover its steam engine. Gilliatt volunteers; the film tracks his harrowing trial to rescue engine.