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The Silence of the Sea

1949★ 7.5 · 1421h 27mDramaWar

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.

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

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Cast

Howard Vernon
as Werner von Ebrennac

Jean-Marie Robain
as L'Oncle

Fritz Schmiedel
as L'Allemand

Nicole Stéphane
as La Nièce

Claude Vernier
as L'Allemand

Amy Aaröe
as La Fiancée

Georges Patrix
as L'Ordonnance

Max Fromm
as L'Allemand

Rudelle
as L'Allemand

Denis Sadier
as L'Ami

Max Hermann
as L'Allemand

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Release date: 1949-04-22

Runtime: 1h 27m

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DramaWar

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