Frenchman’s Creek is a movie directed by Mitchell Leisen in 1944 and based on the book of the same name by Daphne du Maurier, first published in 1941. The movie features Joan Fontaine, Arturo de Córdova, Basil Rathbone, Nigel Bruce, Cecil Kellaway, Ralph Forbes, and others.
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“The book is better than the movie”
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Storyline
Set in 17th century Cornwall and London, an English lady bored with London society brings her two children to their country home. Her servant William is also working for a French pirate who holds up with his ship and crew off the coast. They soon meet and she embarks on an adventure with the pirate she had madly fallen in love with.
Movie vs Book
Year
1944
Minutes
110
Movie Rate
6.20
Source: IMDb
Year
1941
Pages
260
Book Rate
7.90
S: Goodreads
Book
Frenchman's Creek
Author: Daphne du Maurier
Country: UK
First published in: 1941
Length: 260 pages
Genre: Fiction
User polls & recommendations
“You either ignore the comic book and make a great movie or you stay very close to the comic book.”
MATTHEW VAUGHN (Filmmaker)
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