---
title: 'Le Récif de corail (1939)'
type: 'film'
director: 'Maurice Gleize'
released: '1939-03-01'
runtime_minutes: 95
genres:
  - 'Drama'
countries:
  - 'France'
canonical: 'https://cinepixo.com/movies/le-recif-de-corail-1939'
review_count: 0
imdb: 'https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0030706/'
publisher: 'CinePixo'
---

# Le Récif de corail (1939)

1939 · 95 min · Drama · France


## Synopsis

Coral Reefs is a 1939 French-language adventure film made in Germany. Directed by Maurice Gleize, the screenplay was written by Charles Spaak, based on a novel by Jean Martet. The film stars Jean Gabin, Michèle Morgan, and Pierre Renoir. It was shot at the Babelsberg Studios in Berlin. The film's sets were designed by the art director Anton Weber. It tells the story of a wanderer in Australia who kills a man in a fight and goes on the run. He meets a girl who is hiding in the wilds and the two fall in love, but they are pursued by a determined police detective.

## Credits

- **Director:** [Maurice Gleize](https://cinepixo.com/people/maurice-gleize)
- **Screenplay:** [Charles Spaak](https://cinepixo.com/people/charles-spaak)
- **Original Music Composer:** [Henri Tomasi](https://cinepixo.com/people/henri-tomasi)
- **Producer:** [Raoul Ploquin](https://cinepixo.com/people/raoul-ploquin)
- **Director of Photography:** [Jules Kruger](https://cinepixo.com/people/jules-kruger)
- **Editor:** [Victor de Fast](https://cinepixo.com/people/victor-de-fast)

## Cast

- [René Bergeron](https://cinepixo.com/people/rene-bergeron)
- [Jean Diener](https://cinepixo.com/people/jean-diener)
- [Pierre Renoir](https://cinepixo.com/people/pierre-renoir)
- [Louis Florencie](https://cinepixo.com/people/louis-florencie)
- [Saturnin Fabre](https://cinepixo.com/people/saturnin-fabre)
- [Marcel Duhamel](https://cinepixo.com/people/marcel-duhamel)
- [Gina Manès](https://cinepixo.com/people/gina-manes)
- [Michèle Morgan](https://cinepixo.com/people/michele-morgan)
- [Léonce Corne](https://cinepixo.com/people/leonce-corne)
- [Guillaume de Sax](https://cinepixo.com/people/guillaume-de-sax)
- [Raymond Bussières](https://cinepixo.com/people/raymond-bussieres)
- [Jenny Burnay](https://cinepixo.com/people/jenny-burnay)
- [Anthony Gildès](https://cinepixo.com/people/anthony-gildes)
- [Julien Carette](https://cinepixo.com/people/julien-carette)
- [André Siméon](https://cinepixo.com/people/andre-simeon)

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