The Silence of the Sea
The Silence of the Sea
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The Silence of the Sea

1949
87 min
7.5
75.1%
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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.

DIRECTED BY

Jean-Pierre Melville

STARRING

Howard Vernon, Nicole Stéphane, Jean-Marie Robain, Amy Aaröe, Georges Patrix

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On Jean-Pierre Melville's LE SILENCE DE LA MER
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On Jean-Pierre Melville's LE SILENCE DE LA MER

Cast

Howard Vernon

Howard Vernon

Werner von Ebrennac

Nicole Stéphane

Nicole Stéphane

La Nièce

Jean-Marie Robain

Jean-Marie Robain

L'Oncle

Amy Aaröe

Amy Aaröe

La Fiancée

Georges Patrix

L'Ordonnance

Denis Sadier

L'Ami

Rudelle

L'Allemand

Max Fromm

L'Allemand

Claude Vernier

Claude Vernier

L'Allemand

Max Hermann

L'Allemand

Fritz Schmiedel

Fritz Schmiedel

L'Allemand