About the film: Les Pirates du Rhône
Institut Lumière
Les Pirates du Rhône
Rhone Pirates
Year: 1933
This 1933 documentary plunges into the Rhone waters filled with fish. In Lyon's surroundings, fishing is restricted to allotted areas and moreover the water is already poisoned by industrial discharge. The fishermen are forced to poach at nightfall. They are nicknamed the “Rhone pirates”.
These pirates swap their fishing rods for landing nets. Thirty-five minutes are enough to catch several kilos of fish; a single dynamite stick brings the stunned and fried fish up to the surface.
An entertaining text commentates this investigation on these persistent offenders in poaching. Its ironic tone makes for a brilliant indictment against the established order.
Directors: Jean AURENCHE, Pierre CHARBONNIER
Nationality: French
Length: 11' 40"
Genre: documentary
Sound: sound
Original elements: black & white
Producer: Simon Cerf
Composer: Jean Wiener
Original language: French
Nationality: French
Length: 11' 40"
Genre: documentary
Sound: sound
Original elements: black & white
Producer: Simon Cerf
Composer: Jean Wiener
Original language: French
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