
The Island of Thirty Coffins
Seen it?1979 | 300 min | Adventure, Drama, Thriller
Why it’s a Monday Morning Maybe
With almost no lasting buzz and soft box office, this one could be a tough watch. Keep your phone handy.
Based on critics, audiences, awards, box office and buzz. Details below.Is it for you?
- Who'll love it
- Made for anyone who likes to be kept guessing and adventure fans. If you loved Moby Dick or The Poseidon Adventure, start here.
- The mood
- Tense.
- The pace
- Epic and sweeping, at 5 hr.
- What might put you off
- It's long: 5 hr.
- It's in French, so expect subtitles (or a dub).
- Made in 1979: an older pace and style.
The story takes place in 1917. Véronique is a young woman of 35 years, nurse at the military hospital of Besançon. She suddenly learns of the murder of her husband, the mysterious Count Vorski, whom she has not seen for fourteen years. Her research will also lead her to the track of her father and son whom she believed to have died in a shipwreck, already a long time ago. From clue to clue, here we are in Brittany, on this island with a name so ill-fitting... Brutal deaths, enigmatic words written... by whom? A frightening prophecy, the superstitious terror of the island's inhabitants, and suddenly, Veronica d'Hergemont can no longer leave this island. She's stuck alone. Almost alone...
How it earned its rating
- CriticsNot counted
Not enough reviews on record yet
- AudiencesNot counted
Not measured yet: not enough ratings
- AwardsNot counted
No major awards or nominations
- Reach & staying powerBelow par
Streaming release that reached a small audience so far
- Buzz & cultural impactWeak
About 2K people sought it out in the past year
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Cast & crew
Directed by Marcel Cravenne
- Claude JadeVéronique d'Hergemont
- Jean-Paul ZehnackerAlexis Vorski
- Yves BeneytonPhilippe Maroux
- Georges MarchalAntoine d'Hergemont
- Pascal SellierFrançois d'Hergemont / Éric Vorski
- Julie PhilippeElfriede Vorski
- Marie MergeyHonorine
- Pierre SemmlerOtto
- Jean-René GossartConrad