Le Récif de corail (1939)

Directed by

Maurice Gleize

Genre

drama film

Country

France

Runtime

1h 35m

Rating

6.6 of 10 from 17 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

A drifter in Australia kills a man in a brawl and flees into the wilderness. He meets a young woman hiding there and they fall in love. A relentless police detective tracks them down.

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What happens

Coral Reefs (French title: Le Récif de corail) is a 1939 French-language adventure film made in Germany. Directed by Maurice Gleize, the screenplay was written by Charles Spaak, based on a novel by Jean Martet. The film stars Jean Gabin, Michèle Morgan, and Pierre Renoir. It was shot at the Babelsberg Studios in Berlin. The film's sets were designed by the art director Anton Weber. It tells the story of a wanderer in Australia who kills a man in a fight and goes on the run. He meets a girl who is hiding in the wilds and the two fall in love, but they are pursued by a determined police detective. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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