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The Silence of the Sea
Film / 1949

The Silence of the Sea

Directed by Jean-Pierre Melville
DramaWar

★ 7.5/10Audience rating

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.

The story

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.

Cast

Howard VernonWerner von Ebrennac Nicole StéphaneLa Nièce Jean-Marie RobainL'Oncle Amy AaröeLa Fiancée Georges PatrixL'Ordonnance Denis SadierL'Ami RudelleL'Allemand Max FrommL'Allemand Claude VernierL'Allemand Max HermannL'Allemand Fritz SchmiedelL'Allemand

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