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The Man of the Sea (1920) Characters, Setting & Themes Explained
- Release, runtime and language
- 1920 · 86 mins
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- Directed by
- Marcel L’Herbier
- Starring
- Charles Boyer, Claude Autant-Lara, Marcelle Pradot, Claire Prélia, Jaque Catelain, Roger Karl
Nolff, a rugged Breton fisherman, celebrates the birth of his son Michel, hoping to pass on his trade. Yet as Michel grows into adulthood, he shirks the sea, preferring tavern life and avoiding work, disappointing his father's dreams of a fishing legacy.
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