Le radeau de la Méduse
Drama
History

Le radeau de la Méduse

6.3
130 min
1998
Iradj Azimi

Iranian Iradj Azimi directed this French historical drama re-creating events depicted in the famous 1819 painting The Raft of the Medusa by Jean Louis Andre Theodore Gericault (1791-1824). The ill-fated voyage of the frigate Medusa begins when it departs Rochefort for Senegal in 1816. After striking a sandbar off the African coast, 150 civilians row safely to shore, but Captain Chaumareys (Jean Yanne) orders 140 soldiers and sailors onto a raft (minus supplies) and has it cut loose. Only 14 survive from the 140, creating a scandal back in France. Gericault (Laurent Terzieff) later talks to three of the survivors while researching his painting. Work on this film began in 1987, but sets destroyed by Hurricane Hugo caused delays, so the film was not completed until 1990. However, it then remained undistributed until an incident in which writer-director Azimi slashed his wrists in front of French Ministry of Culture officials.

Top Cast

Jean Yanne

Jean Yanne

Chaumareys

Daniel Mesguich

Daniel Mesguich

Coudein

Claude Jade

Claude Jade

Reine Schmaltz

Philippe Laudenbach

Philippe Laudenbach

Julien Schmaltz

Alain Macé

Alain Macé

Coudein

Similar Movies

You might also like

Paths of Glory
8.3
HD

Paths of Glory

1957N/A
War
Drama

Paths of Glory

1957
The Story of the Weeping Camel
7.1
HD

The Story of the Weeping Camel

2003N/A
Documentary
Drama

The Story of the Weeping Camel

2003
Don't Worry, I'm Fine
7.2
HD

Don't Worry, I'm Fine

2006N/A
Drama

Don't Worry, I'm Fine

2006
Out of the Blue
7.5
HD

Out of the Blue

2022N/A
Drama

Out of the Blue

2022
Dry Cleaning
5.5
HD

Dry Cleaning

1997N/A
Drama

Dry Cleaning

1997
Brotherhood of the Wolf
6.7
HD

Brotherhood of the Wolf

2001N/A
Adventure
Horror

Brotherhood of the Wolf

2001
Priceless
6.4
HD

Priceless

2006N/A
Drama
Comedy

Priceless

2006
Yamakasi
6
HD

Yamakasi

2001N/A
Action
Crime

Yamakasi

2001
The White Dawn
6.5
HD

The White Dawn

1974N/A
History
Adventure

The White Dawn

1974
La Flambée
8
HD

La Flambée

1962N/A
Drama
Mystery

La Flambée

1962
Flying Supersonic
8
HD

Flying Supersonic

2018N/A
Documentary
TV Movie

Flying Supersonic

2018
The Poseidon Adventure
7.1
HD

The Poseidon Adventure

1972N/A
Adventure
Drama

The Poseidon Adventure

1972
Titanic
7.9
HD

Titanic

1997N/A
Drama
Romance

Titanic

1997
La Dolce Vita
8.1
HD

La Dolce Vita

1960N/A
Comedy
Drama

La Dolce Vita

1960
Poseidon
5.9
HD

Poseidon

2006N/A
Adventure
Action

Poseidon

2006
Grand Illusion
7.9
HD

Grand Illusion

1937N/A
Drama
History

Grand Illusion

1937
Chinatown
7.9
HD

Chinatown

1974N/A
Crime
Drama

Chinatown

1974
Flight
0
HD

Flight

1996N/A
Drama

Flight

1996
A Real Young Girl
5.3
HD

A Real Young Girl

1999N/A
Drama

A Real Young Girl

1999
Vengeance of the Three Musketeers
6.8
HD

Vengeance of the Three Musketeers

1961N/A
Adventure
Romance

Vengeance of the Three Musketeers

1961