Sea Devils
| Sea Devils | |
|---|---|
 Original cinema poster | |
| Directed by | Raoul Walsh |
| Produced by | David E. Rose[1] |
| Screenplay by | Borden Chase[1] |
| Story by | Borden Chase[1] |
| Based on |
Toilers of the Sea by Victor Hugo[2] |
| Starring |
Rock Hudson Yvonne De Carlo Maxwell Reed[1] |
| Music by | Richard Addinsell[2] |
| Cinematography | Wilkie Cooper[1] |
| Edited by | John Seabourne Sr.[1] |
Production company |
Coronado Productions[3] |
| Distributed by | RKO Pictures[2] |
Release dates | |
Running time | 91 minutes[5] |
| Country |
United Kingdom United States[5] |
| Language | English |
Sea Devils (1953) is a British–American historical adventure film, directed by Raoul Walsh and starring Rock Hudson, Yvonne De Carlo, and Maxwell Reed. The story is based on Victor Hugo's novel Toilers of the Sea. The scenes at sea were shot around the Channel Islands, and much of the rest of the film was shot on location in those islands as well.[2]
Plot
The year is 1800, and Britain and France have been at war since 1798, in what later was to be known as the War of the Second Coalition. Gilliatt, a fisherman-turned-smuggler on Guernsey, agrees to transport a beautiful woman, Drouchette, to the French coast. She tells him she hopes to rescue her brother from a French prison. Gilliatt finds himself falling in love and so feels betrayed when he later learns that Drouchette is a countess helping Napoleon plan an invasion of Britain. In reality, however, Drouchette is a British agent working to thwart this invasion. When Gilliatt learns this, he returns to France to rescue her, just as her true purpose has been discovered by the French.
Cast
- Rock Hudson as Gilliatt
- Yvonne De Carlo as Drouchette
- Maxwell Reed as Rantaine
- Denis O'Dea as Lethierry
- Michael Goodliffe as Ragan
- Bryan Forbes as Willie
- Jacques B. Brunius as Fouche
- Ivor Barnard as Benson
- Arthur Wontner as Baron de Baudrec
- Gérard Oury as Napoleon
- Larry Taylor as Blasquito
- Keith Pyott as General Latour
- Reed De Rouen as Customs man
- Michael Mulcaster as Coastguard skipper
- Rene Poirier as Duprez
References
- 1 2 3 4 5 6 "Sea Devils, Credits". Turner Classic Movies. Archived from the original on June 6, 2014. Retrieved June 6, 2014.
- 1 2 3 4 5 "Sea Devils: Detail View". American Film Institute. Retrieved June 7, 2014.
- ↑ "Sea Devils, Overview". Turner Classic Movies. Archived from the original on July 10, 2013. Retrieved June 6, 2014.
- ↑ The Times, April 25, 1953, page 2: First advertisement for Sea Devils, showing at Empire, Leicester Square - Retrieved from The Times Digital Archive June 7, 2014
- 1 2 "Sea Devils: Technical Details". theiapolis.com. Archived from the original on June 6, 2014. Retrieved June 6, 2014.
External links
- Sea Devils at the American Film Institute Catalog
- Sea Devils in the British Film Institute's "Explore film..." database
- Sea Devils at the Internet Movie Database
- Sea Devils at the TCM Movie Database
- Sea Devils at AllMovie