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The Island of Thirty Coffins
Genres
AdventureDramaThriller
Overview
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...
Details
Budget
$0
Revenue
$0
Runtime
300 min
Release Date
1979-09-21
Status
Released
Original Language
French
Vote Count
10
Vote Average
5.2
Cast
Meet the talented actors who bring the movie to life.
Claude Jade
Véronique d'Hergemont
Jean-Paul Zehnacker
Alexis Vorski
Yves Beneyton
Philippe Maroux
Georges Marchal
Antoine d'Hergemont
Pascal Sellier
François d'Hergemont / Éric Vorski
Julie Philippe
Elfriede Vorski
Marie Mergey
Honorine
Pierre Semmler
Otto
Jean-René Gossart
Conrad
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