Alert in the Mediterranean (1938)
- Original title
- Alerte en Méditerranée
- Directed by
- Léo Joannon
- Genre
- thriller film
- Country
- France
- Runtime
- 1h 44m
- Rating
- 6.2 of 10 from 4 voters
- Elsewhere
- IMDb
The catalogue in 3D
The film shelves have a room of their own that you can walk around in. The cat behind the counter is the AI Catbot, and they pick real films from the same catalogue when you tell them what you feel like watching. Nothing is for sale, here or in there. Go in from here and this film is already out on the counter, with more like it waiting on the shelf next to it.
How it feels
In 1938, a French film follows a naval crew on a tense mission in the Mediterranean. The sailors face danger and intrigue while trying to stop a plot that threatens their country. It was a popular thriller in its time and won a major French film award.
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What happens
Alert in the Mediterranean (French: Alerte en Méditerranée) is a 1938 French thriller film directed by Léo Joannon and starring Pierre Fresnay, Nadine Vogel and Rolf Wanka. It was the fifth most popular film at the French box office in 1938. It also proved a success in Belgium after being released in Brussels in October 1938. It was the winner of the Grand prix du cinéma français for best French film. The film's sets were designed by the art director Robert Gys. The following year it was remade in Britain as Hell's Cargo directed by Harold Huth. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)
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