Lefranc is vain selfish man. The only person he loves is his eldest son Bernard, a ship-of-the-line lieutenant. Richard, the youngest son, is a common fisherman. Bernard gets married to a rich heiress, Hélène d'Argel and Richard gets married on the same day with Louise Kermarech, daughter of a fisherman. Years later, Bernard looses his wife and disappears at sea. His daughter Germaine ignores her cousin Gaud and Yvonnic Lefranc. Richard also dies at sea. Germaine will bring grand-father Lefranc closer to his grand-children.
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Cast
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Adrienne Duriez
Hélène d'Argel
Also in
La rue du pavé d'amour
Vent debout
Madeleine Erickson
Louise Kermarech
Known for
Cœur fidèle
Léonce-Henri Burel
René Leprince
Also in
Montargis' Dog
Par un jour de carnaval
Christiane Delval
Germaine
Also in
Full view
Le Rêve
Julien Ringel
Jean Lorette
Bernard / Eixhard
Also in
Haceldama, or The Price of Blood
Le double
Ernest Maupain
Lefranc
Known for
Sherlock Holmes
René Leprince Director · Léonce-Henri Burel Cinematographer Julien Ringel Cinematographer
First release November 20, 1920 · Produced in France · Original title Face à l'océan
Production
Pathé Frères
Production · Distribution
France
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Original title
Face à l'océan
Original language
French
Spoken on screen
French
Release dates
France · November 20, 1920
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No release date listed for United States.
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