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The Silence of the Sea

7.5 / 10 7.5 1949 1h 27m

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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.

Directed by Jean-Pierre Melville

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CAST

The people behind the story

Howard Vernon

Howard VernonWerner von Ebrennac

Nicole Stéphane

Nicole StéphaneLa Nièce

Jean-Marie Robain

Jean-Marie RobainL'Oncle

Amy Aaröe

Amy AaröeLa Fiancée

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Georges PatrixL'Ordonnance

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Denis SadierL'Ami

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RudelleL'Allemand

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Max FrommL'Allemand

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