The Silence of the Sea

Name: The Silence of the Sea
Genre: Drama, War
Released: 1949-04-22
Duration: 1 h 27 min
Rating: 7.6
Cast: Howard Vernon, Nicole Stéphane, Jean-Marie Robain, Amy Aaröe, Georges Patrix

Le Silence de la mer (1949)

Timing: 1:27 (87 min)

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Release date

1949-04-22

Country

France

Production

Melville Productions, Organisation Générale Cinématographique

Genre

Drama, War

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Director

Jean-Pierre Melville

Actors

Howard Vernon, Nicole Stéphane, Jean-Marie Robain, Amy Aaröe, Georges Patrix, Denis Sadier, Rudelle, Max Fromm, Claude Vernier, Max Hermann
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Producer

Jean-Pierre Melville

Operator

Henri Decaë

Composer

Edgar Bischoff

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Editing

Henri Decaë, Jean-Pierre Melville
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Short description

In a small town in occupied France in 1941, the German officer, Werner Von Ebrennac is billeted in the house of the uncle and his niece. The uncle and niece refuse to speak to him, but each evening the officer warms himself by the fire and talks of his country, his music, and his idealistic views of the relationship between France and Germany. That is, until he visits Paris and discovers what is really going on...

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