The Silence of the Sea (1949)

  • NR
  • 04/22/1949 (FR)
  • Drama, War
  • 1h 27m

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, Screenplay

Vercors

Novel

Cast

Howard Vernon's headshot

Howard Vernon

Werner von Ebrennac
Nicole Stéphane's headshot

Nicole Stéphane

La Nièce
Jean-Marie Robain's headshot

Jean-Marie Robain

L'Oncle
Amy Aaröe's headshot

Amy Aaröe

La Fiancée
Georges Patrix's headshot

Georges Patrix

L'Ordonnance
Denis Sadier's headshot

Denis Sadier

L'Ami
Rudelle's headshot

Rudelle

L'Allemand
Max Fromm's headshot

Max Fromm

L'Allemand

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