The Silence of the Sea

Name: The Silence of the Sea
Director: Jean-Pierre Melville
Genre: Drama, War
Released: 1949-04-22
Duration: 87 min
Rating: 7.5
Cast: Howard Vernon, Nicole Stéphane, Jean-Marie Robain, Amy Aaröe, Georges Patrix

HDIMDB: 7.5

The Silence of the Sea (1949) is a drama, war directed by Jean-Pierre Melville rated 7.5/10.

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.

Released: 1949-04-22

Duration: 1h 27m

Genre: Drama, War

Country: France

Director: Jean-Pierre Melville

Writer: Jean-Pierre Melville

Cast: Howard Vernon, Nicole Stéphane, Jean-Marie Robain, Amy Aaröe

Production: Melville Productions, Organisation Générale Cinématographique