Facing the Ocean

Facing the Ocean — Plot

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.

• Release date
• November 20, 1920
• Runtime
• 58 min
• Genres
• Drama
• Director
• René Leprince

Facing the Ocean — Cast

A

Adrienne Duriez Hélène d'Argel Madeleine Erickson Louise Kermarech

C

Christiane Delval Germaine

J

Jean Lorette Bernard / Eixhard Ernest Maupain Lefranc