| The Wreck | |
| Director: | Willy Rozier |
| Producer: | Willy Rozier |
| Based On: | Chanson flamenca by Jean Caubet |
| Starring: | André Le Gall Françoise Arnoul Aimé Clariond |
| Music: | Jean Yatove |
| Cinematography: | Fred Langenfeld |
| Editing: | Denise Charvein |
| Studio: | Sport-Films |
| Distributor: | Les Films du Verseau |
| Runtime: | 88 minutes |
| Country: | France |
| Language: | French |
The Wreck (French: L'épave) is a 1949 French drama film directed by Willy Rozier and starring André Le Gall, Françoise Arnoul and Aimé Clariond.[1] [2] [3] Location shooting took place around the Mediterranean coast of France. It is also known by the alternative title Sin and Desire. It attracted notice for brief scenes of nudity featuring [4] in her first credited film.
A passionate young Spanish girl Perrucha leaves home and gets work as a dancer in a seedy cabaret in Toulon that features striptease shows amongst the entertainment. After being fired following a riot by the rowdy customers she takes up with Mario a deep sea diver who has fallen madly in love with her.
Wishing to support her in style, he takes on a very dangerous diving job on a shipwreck. Injured during it he spends week on his hospital. Due to a misunderstanding encouraged by a malicious associate she takes up with a wealth industrialist as his mistress. Ultimately the two are able to overcome their problems and return to each other.