
André, the dedicated captain of a tugboat, leads an existence divided between his work on the dangerous Brittany seas and his life at home with his wife Yvonne. During a risky rescue, he meets the alluring Catherine. When sparks fly, André’s loyalty to his wife of ten years is tested.
Jean Grémillon’s masterpiece, filmed during the Nazi occupation, is an enduring capstone of the French poetic realist movement.