The Burning Shore
Synopsis
The life story of Centaine de Thiry, beginning in France in 1915 when she falls in love with South African pilot Michael Courtney, only to lose him hours before their wedding. Pregnant and determined to honour his memory, she sails for South Africa to raise their child among Michael’s family, but when her ship is torpedoed by a U‑boat she is left clinging to the wreckage and washed ashore on the Skeleton Coast, where she is rescued by a local couple who teach her how to survive. Based on the books of Wilbur Smith, this sweeping tale follows Centaine’s journey through war, shipwreck and the wilds of Africa as love, loss and destiny reshape her future
Production Info
Released
1991
Directed
Jeannot Szwarc
Starring
Isabelle Gélinas
Derek de Lint
John Savage
The Burning Shore Scenes on Gozo
Centaine washes up on Ramla Beach. Starting the long walk to South Africa. The search for Centaine starting at Dwerja Bay. Centaine and Hani by the Azure Window. More evidence of Centaine on Gozo’s cliffs. The searchers arrive on the red sands at Ramla.
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Did you Know
A European co-production between Italy, France and Germany, the series was originally broadcast in Italy as La montagna dei diamanti. It is loosely based on two Wilbur Smith novels from his Courtney Saga, The Burning Shore and the Power of the Sword.
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