(L'Hirondelle et la Mésange)

Content: Herr Pierre Van Groot owns two barges. Van Groot, his wife, and his sister-in-law navigate along the north channels between Belgium and France. Herr Pierre transports construction material in his barges but he earns extra francs trafficking in diamonds, which he hides in the boat’s rudder. Pierre engages a new first mate, Michel, who gets wise to the diamond smuggling. The film was shot in 1920, but only shown once in its 80 minute entirety at a private screening in 1924.

Countries:

Belgium,

France

Genres:

Drama

Runtime:

78 minutes

Year:

1924

Directors:

André Antoine

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Production companies:

Pathé Frères

Actors:

Marthe, The Young Sister of Griet

Michel, The New Pilot

Pierre Van Groot, The Barge Owner

Griet Van Groot, Pierre's Wife

The diamond dealer

Crews:

Director

Writer

Cinematography

Editor

Assistant Director