The Island of Thirty Coffins - 1979

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...

300min
1979
Released
Trakio rating0.0/10
IMDB rating7.7/10

Cast

Claude Jade profile pictureClaude JadeVéronique d'Hergemont
Jean-Paul Zehnacker profile pictureJean-Paul ZehnackerAlexis Vorski
Yves Beneyton profile pictureYves BeneytonPhilippe Maroux
Georges Marchal profile pictureGeorges MarchalAntoine d'Hergemont

About The Island of Thirty Coffins

The Island of Thirty Coffins 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...

Runtime: 300min

Extra details

Original Title: L'Île aux trente cercueils
Original Language: French
Directed By: Marcel Cravenne
Production Companies
Antenne 2