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The Silence of the Sea

Original title: Le Silence de la mer

★ 7.5 TMDB Rating · 142 votes

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.

Director
Jean-Pierre Melville
Release date
Apr 22, 1949
Original language
French
Origin
France

Cast of The Silence of the Sea

  • Portrait of Howard Vernon

    Howard Vernon

    Werner von Ebrennac

  • Portrait of Nicole Stéphane

    Nicole Stéphane

    La Nièce

  • Portrait of Jean-Marie Robain

    Jean-Marie Robain

    L'Oncle

  • Portrait of Amy Aaröe

    Amy Aaröe

    La Fiancée

  • Georges Patrix

    L'Ordonnance

  • Denis Sadier

    L'Ami

  • Rudelle

    L'Allemand

  • Max Fromm

    L'Allemand

  • Portrait of Claude Vernier

    Claude Vernier

    L'Allemand

  • Max Hermann

    L'Allemand

  • Fritz Schmiedel

    L'Allemand

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