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The Silence of the Sea

1949
Directed byJean-Pierre Melville
1h 27m

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 EbrennacNicole StéphaneLa NièceJean-Marie RobainL'Oncle
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DramaWar
STATUSReleased
PRODUCTION
Melville ProductionsOrganisation Générale Cinématographique
RATING
7.5

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