The Man of the Sea (1920)
1h 26m
Running Time
December 3, 1920Release Date
The Man of the Sea (1920)
1h 26m
Running Time
December 3, 1920Release Date
Plot.
Nolff, a tough Breton fisherman is happy: his wife has just given birth to a son, Michel. His only wish is to make him a fisherman like him. But when he becomes a man, Michel becomes a good-for-nothing who spends his time in taverns.
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This Movie Is About.
Cast & Crew.
Roger Karl
Nolff
Charles Boyer
Guenn la Taupe - le mauvais génie de Michel
Claire Prélia
La mère de Michel et de Djenna, à la santé fragile
Suzanne Doris
Lia
Marcelle Pradot
Djenna
Philippe Hériat
Le protecteur
Marcel L'Herbier
Director
Honoré de Balzac
Writer
Media.
Details.
Release DateDecember 3, 1920
Original NameL'Homme du large
StatusReleased
Running Time1h 26m
Filming LocationsPenmarch, France
Genres
Wiki.
L' Homme du large (English: Man of the Sea or Man of the Open Seas) is a 1920 French silent film directed by Marcel L'Herbier and based on a short story by Honoré de Balzac. It was filmed on the rugged southern coast of Brittany creating atmosphere in a film about the forces of good and evil that motivate human behaviour.