L'Île aux trente cercueils (1979): cast, story & where to watch

Released in 1979, L'Île aux trente cercueils is a drama series.

What it’s about. The Island of Thirty Coffins is a 1979 French television series based on Maurice Leblanc's novel L'île aux trente cercueils, directed by Marcel Cravenne. It stars Claude Jade as Véronique d'Hergemont, a female protagonist, who is on the run and on searching for her father and her son, involved in horrible adventures on a terrific island. The story proceeds in 1917. Veronique d' Hergemont is a 35-year-old nurse at the military hospital of Besançon. She suddenly learns the assassination of her husband, the mysterious Count Vorski, whom she has not seen for fourteen years. Its research will also lead it on the track of her father and her son whom she believed dead in a shipwreck, it is already a long time.

Who’s in it. L'Île aux trente cercueils stars Claude Jade as Véronique d'Hergemont, Georges Marchal as Antoine d'Hergemont, Pascal Sellier as François/Éric and Jean-Paul Zehnacker as Comte Alexis Vorski, among others.

How it landed. With an audience score of 7.9/10, L'Île aux trente cercueils has been warmly received by audiences.

Where to watch. Streaming options change often. See the full, country-by-country breakdown on our where to watch L'Île aux trente cercueils page.

If you liked it. Fans of L'Île aux trente cercueils tend to enjoy Breaking Bad, Better Call Saul, Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba and Attack on Titan.