The Silence of the Sea (1949)
1949 · 1h 27m · Drama, War
Genres: Drama, War
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
Writers: Vercors, Jean-Pierre Melville
Music by: Edgar Bischoff
Cinematography: Henri Decaë
Editor: Henri Decaë, Jean-Pierre Melville
Rated 7.5/10 by 142 viewers
Cast
Howard Vernon as Werner von EbrennacNicole Stéphane as La NièceJean-Marie Robain as L'OncleAmy Aaröe as La FiancéeGeorges Patrix as L'OrdonnanceDenis Sadier as L'AmiRudelle as L'AllemandMax Fromm as L'AllemandClaude Vernier as L'AllemandMax Hermann as L'AllemandFritz Schmiedel as L'AllemandMore like this
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