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The Silence of the Sea

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1h 27m
Drama, War
Starring Howard Vernon · Nicole Stéphane · Jean-Marie Robain
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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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Director
Jean-Pierre Melville
Writer
Jean-Pierre Melville
Producers
Jean-Pierre Melville, Marcel Cartier
Music
Edgar Bischoff
Studio
Melville Productions, Organisation Générale Cinématographique
Original Title
Le Silence de la mer
Original Language
French
Keywords
france world war ii nazi nazi occupation occupied france (1940-44)
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Cast

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H
Howard Vernon
Werner von Ebrennac
N
Nicole Stéphane
La Nièce
J
Jean-Marie Robain
L'Oncle
A
Amy Aaröe
La Fiancée
G
Georges Patrix
L'Ordonnance
C
Claude Vernier
L'Allemand
F
Fritz Schmiedel
L'Allemand

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