''Remorques'' (English title: ''Stormy Waters'') is a 1941 French drama film directed by

Jean Grémillon Jean Grémillon (; 3 October 1901 – 25 November 1959)Note that, despite attempts at correction, thIMDb entry on the directorlists his date of birth erroneously as 4 March 1898. The correct date is given in his standard biography, by Geneviève S ...

. The screenplay was written by

Jacques Prévert Jacques Prévert (; 4 February 1900 – 11 April 1977) was a French poet and screenwriter. His poems became and remain popular in the French-speaking world, particularly in schools. His best-regarded films formed part of the poetic realist moveme ...

(scenario and dialogue) and

André Cayatte André Cayatte (3 February 1909, in Carcassonne – 6 February 1989, in Paris) was a French filmmaker, writer and lawyer, who became known for his films centering on themes of crime, justice, and moral responsibility. Cayatte began his directoral ...

(adaptation), based on the novel by Roger Vercel. The film stars

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, Madeleine Renaud and

Michèle Morgan Michèle Morgan (; née Simone Renée Roussel; 29 February 1920 – 20 December 2016) was a French film actress, who was a leading lady for three decades in both French cinema and Hollywood features. She is considered to have been one of the g ...

. It was shot at the Billancourt Studios in

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and on location around

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including at

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. The film's sets were designed by the art director Alexandre Trauner. It was distributed in France by the Paris subsidiary of the German

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company. After the

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it was given an American release by

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Plot

tugboat A tugboat or tug is a marine vessel that manoeuvres other vessels by pushing or pulling them, with direct contact or a tow line. These boats typically tug ships in circumstances where they cannot or should not move under their own power, su ...

captain indulges a love affair with a married woman, despite having a seriously ill wife in a small ocean front town.

Cast

as Captain André Laurent * Madeleine Renaud as Yvonne Laurent *

as Catherine * Charles Blavette as Gabriel Tanguy *

Jean Marchat Jean Marchat (1902–1966) was a French film actor who appeared in around fifty films during his career. He made his film debut in 1931 and appeared in Maurice Tourneur's '' Departure'' the same year.Waldman p.144 Selected filmography * '' Depar ...

as Marc, captain of the 'Mirva' * Nane Germon as Renée Tanguy * Jean Dasté as Le radio * René Bergeron as Georges * Henri Poupon as Le docteur Maulette * Anne Laurens as Marie Poubennec * Marcel Pérès as Le Meur *

Marcel Duhamel Marcel Duhamel (16 July 1900 in Paris – 6 March 1977 in Saint-Laurent-du-Var) was a French actor and screenwriter, founder of the Série noire publishing imprint. He played The Foreman in Jean Renoir's 1936 ''The Crime of Monsieur Lange''. ...

as Pierre Poubennec * Henri Pons as Roger * Sinoël as L'armateur * Fernand Ledouxas Kerlo, the boatswain

References

External links

''Remorques''
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''Remorques''
at FilmCan 1941 romantic drama films 1941 films Adultery in films Films directed by Jean Grémillon French romantic drama films 1940s French-language films Seafaring films Films with screenplays by Jacques Prévert French black-and-white films Tobis Film films Films shot at Billancourt Studios Films shot in France Films set in France 1940s French films {{romantic-drama-film-stub