Le Silence de la mer poster

Le Silence de la mer

1949·87'

Jean-Pierre Melville

DramaWar

★ 7.5

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.

Stills

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Cast

Howard Vernon Howard Vernon Werner von Ebrennac
Nicole Stéphane Nicole Stéphane La Nièce
Jean-Marie Robain Jean-Marie Robain L'Oncle
Amy Aaröe Amy Aaröe La Fiancée
Georges Patrix L'Ordonnance
Denis Sadier L'Ami
Rudelle L'Allemand
Max Fromm L'Allemand
Claude Vernier Claude Vernier L'Allemand
Max Hermann L'Allemand
Fritz Schmiedel Fritz Schmiedel L'Allemand

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