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Profession: Adventurers

1973 · 90 min

A breezy, amiable caper that ambles from shipwreck to city with a light comic touch.

Directed by: Claude Mulot
Genres: Adventure, Comedy
Starring: Charles Southwood, Nathalie Delon, André Pousse

Overview: Henry, a rich Londoner bored, shipwrecked in the Atlantic and ends up in San Francisco. The adventure has just begun. From the novel "Naufrage en eaux troubles" by François Ponthier.

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Directed by: Claude Mulot
Genres: Adventure, Comedy
Starring: Charles Southwood, Nathalie Delon, André Pousse

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Tone: lightstrength 2 of 3
whimsicalstrength 2 of 3
satiricalstrength 1 of 3
warmstrength 1 of 3
Pacing: measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention: easy-watch, 2 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes: survival
identity
freedom
class
friendship
Places: sea
big city
road trip
Era: contemporary
Audience: adult
Form: None
Content intensity: Gore none
Language mild
Violence mild
Sex mild

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Humour	6
Realism	5
Romance	4
Tension	3
Darkness	3
Complexity	3
Emotional weight	3

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Genres: adventure, comedy
Directed by: Claude Mulot
Written by: Claude Mulot, Albert Kantoff
Starring: Charles Southwood, Nathalie Delon, André Pousse, Curd Jürgens, Alain Noury, Venantino Venantini, Francis Lemonnier, Suzy Prim
Music: Eddie Vartan
Cinematography: Jacques Assuérus, Roger Fellous
Runtime: 90 min
Country: France
Languages: French, Italian

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