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Carl Dreyer was to have directed the film. So much so that he wrote a script together with Cavalcanti, but their efforts were rejected by the producers. So the film was given to Harry Watt to direct and write the script. North Sea refers to the difficulties faced by men in a fishing boat during a storm in the North Sea. The task of the people on shore is emphasized: by means of radio, they bring the fishermen to land in safety.