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Toilers of the Sea (1936)

Toilers of the Sea poster
Directed by
Selwyn Jepson
Genre
drama film
Country
United Kingdom
Runtime
1h 23m
Elsewhere
IMDb

How it feels

A man struggles against nature and society in a coastal community. The film is based on Victor Hugo's novel from 1866.

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What happens

Toilers of the Sea is a 1939 British historical drama film directed by Ted Fox and Selwyn Jepson and starring Mary Lawson, Cyril McLaglen and Andrews Engelmann. It was written by Jepson adapted from the 1866 novel of the same title by Victor Hugo. It was made at Wembley Studios. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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