The Shadow Line
1973, French. Directed by Georges Franju.
Story of a young, inexperienced ship captain named Marlow, who struggles in solitude during the voyage with disease, insubordinate crew and vagaries of weather.
- Runtime
- 1h 21m
- Post-credits
- None listed
- Language
- French
- Rated
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- Released
- 29 August 1973
- Original title
- La Ligne d'ombre
- Country
- France
- Written by
- Georges Franju, Louis Guilloux
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The Shadow Line runs 81 minutes (1h 21m).
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The Shadow Line isn’t streaming on any OTT platform in India yet; it released on 29 August 1973. (Checked 10 November 2026.)
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Who directed The Shadow Line?
The Shadow Line (1973) was directed by Georges Franju and stars Jean Babilée, Jacques Bernard, Roger Blin.