The Silence of the Sea
1949•1h 27m•7.5•Released
DramaWar
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
Writer
Jean-Pierre Melville
Languages
English, French, German
Studio
Melville Productions
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
Production
Company
Melville Productions
Company
Organisation Générale Cinématographique
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