The Shadow Line
6.3
Story of a young, inexperienced ship captain named Marlow, who struggles in solitude during the voyage with disease, insubordinate crew and vagaries of weather.
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Jean Babilée
Capitaine Marlow
Known for
Duelle (Une Quarantaine)
Jacques Bernard
Gabriel
Known for
The Strange Ones
Roger Blin
Burns
Known for
The King and the Mockingbird
Orpheus
Tino Carraro
Capitaine Giles
Known for
Illustrious Corpses
Paranoia
Kurt Großkurth
Alfred and Ernest Jacobus
Known for
Bluebeard
Raymond Jourdan
Doctor
Known for
The Taking of Power by Louis XIV
Margo Lion
Governess
Known for
Lola
The Breach
Luis Masson
Ransome
Also in
A Walk with Love and Death
The Modification
Jacqueline Parent
Alice
Also in
The Big Night
Malevil
Georges Franju Director · Louis Guilloux Writer Joseph Conrad Story
First release August 29, 1973 · Produced in France · Production Télécip, Office de Radiodiffusion Télévision Française (ORTF)
Production
ORTF
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Télécip
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Office de Radiodiffusion Télévision Française (ORTF)
Production
France
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Original title
La Ligne d'ombre
Original language
French
Spoken on screen
French
Release dates
France · August 29, 1973
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No release date listed for United States.
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