Coral Reefs (1939)

193951mdir. Maurice GleizeFrenchFrancedrama film

Note: this print runs 51 minutes against a recorded 95 minutes. It is the best copy we have found; we keep looking for a complete print.

With Jean Gabin, Michèle Morgan, André Siméon, Anthony Gildès, Gaston Modot, Gina Manès, Guillaume de Sax, Jean Diener

Directed by Maurice Gleize

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.

Synopsis from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA. Streaming from YouTube.

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