Basic Info
Release: April 22, 1949
Runtime: 87 min
Rating: ⭐ 7.5/10 (135 votes)
Status: Released
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On Jean-Pierre Melville's LE SILENCE DE LA MER (YouTube)
The Silence of the Sea
1949
87 min
⭐ 7.5/10
135 votes
Overview
In a small town in WWII France, a German officer is billeted in the house of an elderly man and his niece who resist the occupation by refusing to interact with him, even as he speaks to them candidly about his life and hopes for the future of France and Germany.
Genres
Drama
War
Production Countries
- France
Spoken Languages
- German de
- French fr
- English en
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Cast
Howard Vernon
Werner von Ebrennac
Nicole Stéphane
La Nièce
Jean-Marie Robain
L'Oncle
Amy Aaröe
La Fiancée
Georges Patrix
L'Ordonnance
Denis Sadier
L'Ami
Rudelle
L'Allemand
Max Fromm
L'Allemand
Claude Vernier
L'Allemand
Max Hermann
L'Allemand
Fritz Schmiedel
L'Allemand
Crew
Jean-Pierre Melville
Director
Jean-Pierre Melville
Screenplay
Jean-Pierre Melville
Executive Producer
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