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Le cap perdu (1931)

Le cap perdu poster
Original title
Le Cap perdu
Directed by
Ewald André Dupont
Genre
drama film
Country
United Kingdom
Runtime
1h 33m
Rating
8.0 of 10 from 1 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb

How it feels

A man struggles to survive in a remote lighthouse after a shipwreck. The film follows his growing isolation and conflict with others stranded nearby.

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What happens

Le cap perdu (The Lost Cape) is a 1931 British-made drama film directed by Ewald André Dupont and starring Harry Baur, Henri Bosc and Jean-Max. It was a French-language version of the film Cape Forlorn made by British International Pictures intended for distribution in France. A German-language version, Menschen im Käfig, was also released. It was based on a story by Frank Harvey. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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