Toilers of the Sea (1936 film)

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Toilers of the Sea
Directed by
Written bySelwyn Jepson
Based on Toilers of the Sea
by Victor Hugo
Produced byL.C. Beaumont
Starring
Cinematography D.P. Cooper
Production
company
Beaumont Film Productions
Distributed by Columbia Pictures
Release date
1936
Running time
83 minutes
CountryUnited Kingdom
LanguageEnglish

Toilers of the Sea is a 1936 British historical drama film directed by Ted Fox and Selwyn Jepson and starring Mary Lawson, Cyril McLaglen and Andrews Engelmann.

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It is an adaptation of the novel of the same title by Victor Hugo. It was made at Wembley Studios. [1]

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  1. Wood p.93

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