Pêcheur d’Islande (1959)

Pêcheur d’Islande is a French film first released in 1959, directed by Pierre Schoendoerffer.  The film is based on a novel by Pierre Loti and stars Joëlle Bernard, Albert Dinan, Michel Garland, Mag-Avril and Juliette Mayniel.  It has also been released under the title: Island Fishermen.  Our overall rating for this film is: good.


The trawler Pecheur d’islande runs into difficulty in a heavy storm off the coast of Brittany.  With the captain badly injured, the second in command Yan Gaos attempts to navigate the vessel through the turbulent waters.   When he tries to call his boss Mevel, Yan is told that he has gone off to Paris to collect his daughter, Gaud.  Mevel’s deputy, Berger, instructs Yan to return to base so that a doctor can examine the captain’s wounds.   Yan disregards Berger’s order and instead opts to set a course for the nearer town of Brest.  Mevel overhears the heated conversation between Yan and Berger, but when he tries to intervene Yan answers back rudely.  Upon leaving the trawler, Yan gets into another argument with Berger.  Gaud is pleased when her father takes Yan’s side because she dislikes Berger.  The latter has hopes of marrying Gaud and is jealous of Yan.  However, Gaud’s sympathies lie with Yan because he loves the sea, whereas Berger loves only money...
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