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The Silence of the Sea

The Silence of the Sea

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Status

Released

Release Date

Apr 22, 1949

Runtime

1h 27m

Genres

Drama, War

User Score

75%

Original Title

Le Silence de la mer

Production Companies

Melville Productions, Organisation Générale Cinématographique

Director

Jean-Pierre Melville

Description

In a small town in occupied France in 1941, the German officer, Werner Von Ebrennac is billeted in the house of the uncle and his niece. The uncle and niece refuse to speak to him, but each evening the officer warms himself by the fire and talks of his country, his music, and his idealistic views of the relationship between France and Germany. That is, until he visits Paris and discovers what is really going on...