Face à la mer

In very bad weather and a stormy sea, a small boat manned by two men is trying to leave the harbor of La Ciotat, while several people are watching them from the nearby pier.

Nolff, a tough Breton fisherman is happy: his wife has just given birth to a son, Michel. His only wish is to make him a fisherman like him. But when he becomes a man, Michel becomes a good-for-nothing wh…

A rocky sea voyage as reenacted by Georges Méliès.

Several little boys run along a pier, then jump into the ocean.

Two rival Marine corporals must put aside their differences and team up to rescue a kidnapped sergeant and stop the mysterious Tiger Shark, a masked criminal who threatens to sabotage their Pacific island…

A young Chinese woman saves an American man washed up onto the shore and the two fall in love, only for him to have second thoughts.

Back from fishing, fishermen in a boat pull out sardines caught in the net.

John Gary, a hotel owner, who wants to revitalize his business. After reading about a reported mermaid sighting, he has his daughter Ethel pose as a mermaid and gets a newspaper reporter to witness and ph…

A magician conjures up a mermaid while fishing.

Three deep sea divers get involved in murder while searching for a lost treasure.

A fiery redhead who robs the rich while disguised as a man becomes a feared pirate captain, but when her former love returns as a naval officer tasked with destroying her, she must choose between revenge …

Children dig for clams on the beach

Captivated by a vision of beckoning women, a man dives into the ocean, and soon finds himself walking on the ocean floor. After encountering numerous sea creatures, he comes to a giant oyster. When the oy…

Divers go to work on a wrecked ship (the battleship Maine that was blown up in Havana harbour during the Spanish-American War), surrounded by curiously disproportionate fish.

Men working at the shipyards of La Ciotat.

A gang of street-smart waterfront kids stumble upon a deadly conspiracy when they witness foreign saboteurs sinking Allied cargo ships bound for Europe. Led by Billy Adams and his tough crew, the Dead End…

The water beats relentlessly against the Hell's Mouth (Boca do Inferno), one of the main natural attractions of Lisbon's west coast, filmed from above almost in a vertical plunge onto the deep, rocky grou…

Marina di Malombra (Borelli) lives in a castle prior to her wedding. She begins to read letters written by an ancestor called Cecilia. She finds out that Cecilia was driven to her death by her uncle. Mari…

Mike and Tony Petrakis are a Greek father and son team who dive for sponges off the coast of Florida. After they are robbed by crooks, Arnold and the Rhys brothers, Mike decides to take his men to the dan…

The first travelling shot.