Skipper Next to God

Captain Joris Knaipper is a harsh, domineering figure who considers himself only just behind God in giving orders on his ship. In the late 1930s he arrives in Hamburg and reluctantly picks up a cargo of a hundred fifty passengers who he is told are legally emigrating to Egypt. In fact they are Jewish refugees escaping persecution in Nazi Germany. During the course of the journey, thanks to his newfound Christian spirit, he assists them to get to safety even at the cost of scuttling his own ship. ==Cast==

• Pierre Brasseur as Capitaine Joris Knaipper • Loleh Bellon as Hélène • Jean-Pierre Grenier as Le Bosco • Jacques François as Le docteur • Jean Mercure as Le rabbi • Louis Seigner as Le pasteur Lewis • Pierre Latour as Ritter • Yvette Etiévant as La fille • Maurice Lagrenée as Le consul de Hollande • Abel Jacquin as Le commandant américain • Gérard Buhr as L'officier allemand • Emilio Carrer as L'officier égyptien • Albert Rémy as Le cuistot • Manuel Gary as L'officier américain • Guy Mairesse as Un passager juif • Andrews Engelmann as Un passager juif • Georges Wilson as Un passager juif • Giani Esposito as Un passager juif • Paul Crauchet as Un passager juif • Yves Massard as Un passager juif == References ==