Pêcheur d'Islande (1959)
- Directed by
- Pierre Schoendoerffer
- Genre
- drama, adventure
- Country
- France
- Runtime
- 1h 24m
- Rating
- 6.0 of 10 from 5 voters
- Elsewhere
- IMDb
How it feels
A small group of French fishermen brave the harsh and dangerous conditions of the North Atlantic. The film follows their daily struggles aboard a trawler as they face the sea and wait to return home.
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What happens
Pêcheur d’Islande est un film français réalisé par Pierre Schoendoerffer, sorti en 1959. Ce n’est pas une adaptation du roman de Pierre Loti, dont l’histoire se passe entièrement à terre, en Bretagne ; il n’en partage que le titre. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)
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