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85 years old — a genuine piece of film history.
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Stormy Waters
"A tempestuous love story in the great French style...!"
1941 1h 31m FR
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SOLID
★6.7TMDB · 73
DramaRomance
Synopsis
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A married tugboat captain falls for a woman he rescues from a sinking ship.
“A tempestuous love story in the great French style...!”
Cast
Jean Gabin
Le capitaine André Laurent
Madeleine Renaud
Yvonne Laurent
Michèle Morgan
Catherine
Fernand Ledoux
Le Bosco
Nane Germon
Renée Tanguy
Jean Marchat
Marc, le capitaine du « Mirva »
Jean Dasté
Le radio
Charles Blavette
Gabriel Tanguy
Credits
Behind the camera
- Director
- Jean Grémillon
- Writers
- Jacques Prévert
- Languages
- French
- Countries
- France
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DIRECTOR
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Directed by Jean Grémillon, shot by Armand Thirard. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
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DIRECTOR
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Original score by Roland Manuel. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.
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DIRECTOR
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Editor Yvonne Martin shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
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CAST
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Jean Gabin and Madeleine Renaud and Michèle Morgan carry the top of the cast.
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FACT
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Marketing tagline: "A tempestuous love story in the great French style...!".
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WILD
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IMDB entry: tt0034093 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
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WILD
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Only 73 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.
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Cinephile deep dive
The take
Jean Grémillon directs. Armand Thirard behind the camera. Roland Manuel scores. Yvonne Martin cuts. Runs lean at under 100 minutes. Produced in France. Dialogue in French.
Trivia
Things worth knowing
- 185 years old — a genuine piece of film history.
- 2Directed by Jean Grémillon, shot by Armand Thirard. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
- 3Original score by Roland Manuel. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.
- 4Editor Yvonne Martin shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
- 5Jean Gabin and Madeleine Renaud and Michèle Morgan carry the top of the cast.
- 6Marketing tagline: "A tempestuous love story in the great French style...!".
- 7IMDB entry: tt0034093 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
- 8Only 73 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.
The technical file
- Cinematography
- Armand Thirard
- Original score
- Roland Manuel
- Editing
- Yvonne Martin
- Production design
- Alexandre Trauner
- Makeup / hair
- Acho Chakatouny
- Runtime
- 91 min · 1h 31m
- Status
- Released
- Original language
- FR
- Certification (US)
- NR
Also by
Jean Grémillon
Production companies
Who made it
- MA
Maítrise Artisanale de l'Industrie Cinematographique (MAIC)
- SE
Sedis
Key crew
- ConductorRoger Desormière
- EditorYvonne Martin
- Production DesignAlexandre Trauner
- Makeup ArtistAcho Chakatouny
- Unit Production ManagerLouis Wipf
- Production ManagerRoland Tual
- Assistant DirectorLouis Daquin
- Assistant DirectorMax Slater
- SoundJoseph de Bretagne
- NovelRoger Vercel
- Scenario WriterJacques Prévert
- DialogueJacques Prévert
- AdaptationAndré Cayatte
- AdaptationRoger Vercel
Themes & keywords
What it's about, really
- storm at sea
Release history · US
When it landed
- Theatrical1946-06-15NR
Also known as
International titles
- SOSXC
