The Silence of the Sea (1949)
Le Silence de la mer
87 min
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.
- Release date
- April 22, 1949
- Country of origin
- France
- Music
- Edgar Bischoff
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Cast
- Howard Vernon as Werner von Ebrennac
- Nicole Stéphane as La nièce
- Jean-Marie Robain as L'oncle
- Ami Aaröe as La fiancée
- Georges Patrix as L'ordonnance
- Denis Sadier as L'ami
- Claude Vernier as L'Allemand
- Rudelle as L'Allemand
- Max Fromm as L'Allemand
- Max Hermann as L'Allemand
Crew
- Jean-Pierre Melville · Director
- Vercors · Writer
- Jean-Pierre Melville · Writer
- Edgar Bischoff · Composer
- Henri Decaë · Cinematographer