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1949

The Silence of the Sea

Directed by Jean-Pierre Melville

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.

Duration

1h 27m

Released

April 22, 1949

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7.5

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Cast11

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

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