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The Silence of the Sea

(1949)

April 22, 1949• 1h 27m
75%
TMDB Score

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.

Jean-Pierre Melville

Director

Top Billed Cast

HV

Howard Vernon

Werner von Ebrennac

NS

Nicole Stéphane

La Nièce

JR

Jean-Marie Robain

L'Oncle

AA

Amy Aaröe

La Fiancée

GP

Georges Patrix

L'Ordonnance

DS

Denis Sadier

L'Ami

R

Rudelle

L'Allemand

MF

Max Fromm

L'Allemand

CV

Claude Vernier

L'Allemand

MH

Max Hermann

L'Allemand