Log in
The Sharks of Gibraltar

The Sharks of Gibraltar

1947 · 102 min · ★ 7.0 · Drama

In order for important British admiralty papers to pass into the hands of the Germans, the spy Gordon has the ingenious idea of ​​transforming a lamentable drunkard into a Lady, haughty but submissive to his orders. Stella's transformation is complete, the success extraordinary. Why must a French officer touching the heart of the former pochard bring down the fragile edifice? A submarine is about to blow up, Gordon is shot down and a confessed Stella returns to her horrible taverns to drown her sorrows in alcohol for good.

Directed by Emil E. Reinert

Your Rating

Cast

Make it a double feature

3h 24m together

The Sharks of Gibraltar

Vienna Waltzes

Both from Emil E. Reinert.

More from Emil E. ReinertSee all →

Le destin s'amuseLe destin s'amuse · 1946
Le destin s'amuse
★ 10.01946
MovieComedyDrama
A guardian, abusing his prerogatives, imposes on a young girl the husband he has chosen for her. On the very day of the wedding ceremony, the bride fled. She is picked up on the road by four bandits who are going on a business expedition. After many adventures, each as implausible as the next, the heroine will marry the man of her choice.
Dreaming DaysDreaming Days · 1951
Dreaming Days
★ 10.01951
MovieDrama
The Berger couple want to enjoy their vacation in the mountains, a break that they both deserve. Because Maya suffers from strong emotional swings and feels constrained by the concerns of her husband, who is successful in the hospitality industry. Things don't improve during the holidays, and tensions between the two even escalate when Maya gets involved with a mountain guide. But even this brief affair ends in tragedy: the lover is struck by lightning on a tour and falls to his death.
Le Danube bleuLe Danube bleu · 1940
Le Danube bleu
★ 10.01940
MovieDrama
Anika is the most beautiful girl of her clan and has for pretenders the gypsy Sandor and the rich Féry. When Féry is assassinated, Sandor is accused of the murder. Anika, with the help of a fortune teller decides to find out what happened.
Thus Finishes the NightThus Finishes the Night · 1949
Thus Finishes the Night
★ 10.01949
MovieDrama
In the train that takes her back home, Catheine Beryl meets concert pianist André Fuger, a childhood friend of her husband's. The musician is both good-looking and seductive and Catherine soon falls for his charms. The two young people spend the evening and the following night together. The next day, a lost powder compact gives the affair away. At a loss, Catherine runs away from her husband but she has an accident. When she regains consciousness in her hospital bed, Catherine finds Georges, her husband, by her side, pretending nothing has happened.
Vienna WaltzesVienna Waltzes · 1951
Vienna Waltzes
★ 10.01951
MovieDramaHistory
A biography of the composer Johann Strauss.
Les Mémoires de la vache YolandeLes Mémoires de la vache Yolande · 1951
Les Mémoires de la vache Yolande
★ 9.01951
MovieComedy
A drama teacher works as an extra in the cinema: he has to milk a cow. Left alone with the animal in the studio, he is forced to bring it up to his apartment. The police, the Humane Society and the government get involved.
Adventures in ViennaAdventures in Vienna · 1952
Adventures in Vienna
★ 8.21952
MovieCrimeDrama
Taking place over 12 hours on New Years Eve, a concert pianist murders his wife's lover, then frames an innocent man.
The Red NeedleThe Red Needle · 1951
The Red Needle
★ 8.01951
MovieDrama
A young woman, Maya, is treated in a mountain hotel, where her husband joins her every Saturday. She falls in love with an attractive lawyer, who has come to this hotel in Savoie to successfully climb the Aiguille Rouge. The lawyer rejects Maya at first, but ends up becoming her lover and promises to run away with her... once the Aiguille Rouge has been climbed. But a storm breaks out during the ascent, and the lawyer dies, struck down.
The FanThe Fan · 1947
The Fan
★ 7.01947
MovieComedy
Martine is a lonely girl in an exclusive boarding school who conjures up a glamorous existence in order to make her dull life tolerable and to impress the other girls. One of her flights of fancy is a love affair with Brevannes, a famous composer. She leaves the school and goes to the French Alps to find the life she's only dreamed about, where she meets Brevannes and a December-May romance develops until she meets a young mountain guide, Henri Vidal.
Bed for TwoBed for Two · 1950
Bed for Two
★ 7.01950
Movie
Robert Bobin has been an assistant accountant for twenty years now and, although meek and obedient, is getting weary of his monotonous, limited life. He tries marriage but, unfortunately, Blanche, the nurse he marries, proves to be a shrew. One day, a miracle happens : Michèle, a young orphan and fellow-worker gradually develops tender feelings for him. But will Robert be able to overcome his mediocrity and grasp this unexpected opportunity to find happiness?
Gypsy MelodyGypsy Melody · 1936
Gypsy Melody
★ 6.51936
MovieComedy
Due to a complex series of events a Guards Officer in a small European country is imprisoned. He manages to escape in the company of an idiotic milliner and they briefly take shelter with some gypsies, where the Captain falls in love with a young woman. Having been discovered by an American promoter while performing with gypsy orchestra in a tavern, the three accompany him to London as the latest new musical sensation. A great success, they begin a European-wide tour when their plane is forced down by bad weather in their homeland. Here events are satisfactorily resolved.
FandangoFandango · 1948
Fandango
★ 6.01948
MovieComedy
In the Basque Country, two friends, José and François, live a cheerful life. The two sly foxes use their wit to boost the business of an innkeeper they have a connection with. José is in love with Angélica, the innkeeper"s daughter, while François courts petite Annette. José also happens to have a beautiful voice and one day a night club manager hears him and wants to hire him. He will have to choose between Angelica, the inn, his roots... and a singing career in Paris.
Dropped from HeavenDropped from Heaven · 1946
Dropped from Heaven
★ 6.01946
Movie
Gaby, the singer of the "Raymond's Jazz" band, leads Maurice, one of the musicians, to believe that, following a night he spent with her in the hay, he is the father of her child. In fact, the baby is neither his nor hers. He is the son of Madeleine, a young war widow who has entrusted him to her friend Gaby until she is allotted a flat. One day, Maurice happens to meet Madeleine and falls in love with her but he does not dare to confess his "paternity" to her. Fortunately the misunderstanding is clarified and Maurice can at the same time marry Madeleine and adopt her kid.
Maria TheresiaMaria Theresia · 1951
Maria Theresia
★ 6.01951
MovieHistory
A biography of the eighteenth century Habsburg Empress Maria Theresa.
The StrollersThe Strollers · 1950
The Strollers
★ 5.41950
MovieDrama
Jean-Louis forgets to use the pedestrian crossing;Who could have believed then where it would lead the unfortunate guy to?
A Tale of Five CitiesA Tale of Five Cities · 1951
A Tale of Five Cities
★ 5.01951
MovieDramaMystery
An Englishman has been working in the US so long he now speaks with an American accent. He is drafted into the British Army during WWII but is injured and loses his memory. Because he talks like an American, the doctors repatriate him to the States where he is housed with a New York family. After the war they all travel throughout Europe, searching for the women he still remembers in the hope of restoring his lost memory

More Like This

Couldn't load this row right now.

Rate this film

Your ratings make Midnight smarter