The Island of Thirty Coffins
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The Island of Thirty Coffins is a famous 1979 French
television series. It was based on Maurice Leblanc
's novel L'île aux trente cercueils, directed by Marcel Cravenne and stars Claude Jade
as Véronique d'Hergemont, a female protagonist, who is on the run and on searching for her father and her son, involved in horrible adventures on a terrific island: The story proceeds in 1917. Veronique d' Hergemont (Claude Jade) is a 35-year-old nurse at the military hospital of Besançon
. She suddenly learns the assassination from her husband, the mysterious Count Vorski (Jean-Paul Zehnacker), whom she has not seen for fourteen years. Its research will also lead it on the track of her father and her son whom she believed dead in a shipwreck, it is already a long time. She follows some signs - her initials V d' H written on a door - to Brittany
, on this island with the name if not very pleasing... Brutal deaths, written enigmatic words... by which? An alarming prophecy, the supersticieuse terror of the inhabitants of the island, and sudden, Veronique cannot leave this island any more. It is blocked, lonely. Almost lonely...
Starring:
France
The French Republic , The French Republic , The French Republic , (commonly known as France , is a unitary semi-presidential republic in Western Europe with several overseas territories and islands located on other continents and in the Indian, Pacific, and Atlantic oceans. Metropolitan France...
television series. It was based on Maurice Leblanc
Maurice Leblanc
Maurice Marie Émile Leblanc was a French novelist and writer of short stories, known primarily as the creator of the fictional gentleman thief and detective Arsène Lupin, often described as a French counterpart to Arthur Conan Doyle's creation Sherlock Holmes.- Biography :Leblanc was born in...
's novel L'île aux trente cercueils, directed by Marcel Cravenne and stars Claude Jade
Claude Jade
Claude Marcelle Jorré, better known as Claude Jade , was a French actress, known for starring as Christine in François Truffaut's three films Stolen Kisses , Bed and Board and Love on the Run . Jade acted in theatre, film and television...
as Véronique d'Hergemont, a female protagonist, who is on the run and on searching for her father and her son, involved in horrible adventures on a terrific island: The story proceeds in 1917. Veronique d' Hergemont (Claude Jade) is a 35-year-old nurse at the military hospital of Besançon
Besançon
Besançon , is the capital and principal city of the Franche-Comté region in eastern France. It had a population of about 237,000 inhabitants in the metropolitan area in 2008...
. She suddenly learns the assassination from her husband, the mysterious Count Vorski (Jean-Paul Zehnacker), whom she has not seen for fourteen years. Its research will also lead it on the track of her father and her son whom she believed dead in a shipwreck, it is already a long time. She follows some signs - her initials V d' H written on a door - to Brittany
Brittany
Brittany is a cultural and administrative region in the north-west of France. Previously a kingdom and then a duchy, Brittany was united to the Kingdom of France in 1532 as a province. Brittany has also been referred to as Less, Lesser or Little Britain...
, on this island with the name if not very pleasing... Brutal deaths, written enigmatic words... by which? An alarming prophecy, the supersticieuse terror of the inhabitants of the island, and sudden, Veronique cannot leave this island any more. It is blocked, lonely. Almost lonely...
Starring:
- Claude JadeClaude JadeClaude Marcelle Jorré, better known as Claude Jade , was a French actress, known for starring as Christine in François Truffaut's three films Stolen Kisses , Bed and Board and Love on the Run . Jade acted in theatre, film and television...
(Véronique d'Hergemont) - Jean-Paul Zehnacker (Alexis Vorski)
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(Antoine d'Hergemont) - Pascal Sellier (François d'Hergemont)
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(Philippe Maroux)