The Silence of the Sea

Name: The Silence of the Sea
Genre: Drama, War
Released: 1949
Duration: 87 min
Rating: 7.5
Cast: Howard Vernon, Nicole Stéphane, Jean-Marie Robain, Amy Aaröe, Georges Patrix

Directed by Jean-Pierre Melville

Drama War

A drama war film directed by Jean-Pierre Melville.

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Top 19%

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7.5/10

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Director: Jean-Pierre Melville
Language: French

Cast

Howard Vernon, Nicole Stéphane, Jean-Marie Robain

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About The Silence of the Sea

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.