The Silence of the Sea

1h 27m

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.

Cast

Werner von Ebrennac

Nicole Stéphane

Jean-Marie Robain

Fritz Schmiedel

Crew

Jean-Pierre Melville

Director, Adaptation, Screenplay, Editor, Executive Producer

Editor, Director of Photography

Jacques Guymont

First Assistant Director

Second Assistant Director

Jacques Carrère

Original Music Composer

Edmond Vaxelaire

Production Manager

Delegated Producer