
Plot
Gilliatt, a fisherman-turned-smuggler on the isle of Guernsey, agrees to transport a beautiful woman to the French coast in the year 1800. She tells him she hopes to rescue her brother from the guillotine. Gilliatt finds himself falling in love and so feels betrayed when he later learns this woman is a countess helping Napoleon plan an invasion of England. In reality, however, the "countess" is an English agent working to thwart this invasion. after Gilliatt finds this out, he returns to France to rescue the woman whose true purpose has been discovered by the French.
Written by
Borden Chase, Bryan Forbes, Victor Hugo
Directed by
Raoul Walsh
Crew
Production Countries
United Kingdom, United States of America
Production Companies
Coronado Productions
Languages
English, Deutsch
Awards
N/A