Synopsis
A fishing village along the coast of Iceland. Yan Gaos (Jean-Claude Pascal) is part of the French fishing crew under his boss Mevel (Charles Vanel), but he's in love with the boss's daughter Gaud (Juliette Mayniel) and she reciprocates his feelings. But her father needs to be convinced that Yan would make a worthy son-in-law and the only way Yan can prove his worth is by outshining the others on their fishing expeditions. So marriage is postponed while Yan goes out to sea one more time.
Credits
Director (1)
Actors (12)
Production and distribution (3)
- Executive Producers : Iberia Films, Société Nouvelle de Cinématographie (SNC)
- Film exports/foreign sales : Tamasa Distribution
- French distribution : Les Films Imperia
Full credits (13)
- Executive Producer : Georges De Beauregard
- Adaptation : Pierre Schoendoerffer, André Tabet
- Dialogue Writer : André Tabet
- Director of Photography : Raoul Coutard
- Music Composer : Louiguy
- Assistant Director : Georges Pellegrin
- Sound Recordist : Jean Philippe
- Author of original work : Pierre Loti
- Assistant Operator : Claude Beausoleil
- Camera Operator : Raymond Lemoigne
- Assistant editor : Gina Pignier
- Continuity supervisor : Suzon Faye
- Location Manager : Tonio Suné
Technical details
- Type : Feature film
- Genres : Fiction
- Sub-genre : Literary adaptation
- Themes : Ocean
- Production language : French
- Production country : France
- Original French-language productions : Unspecified
- Nationality : 100% French (France)
- Production year : 1959
- French release : 24/06/1959
- Runtime : 1 h 27 min
- Current status : Released
- Visa number : 21495
- Visa issue date : 05/05/1959
- Approval : Unknown
- Production formats : 35mm
- Color type : Color
- Aspect ratio : CinemaScope
- Audio format : Mono