Le Silence de la mer
movie

Released April 22, 1949
Overview
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 Vernon
as
Werner von Ebrennac

Nicole Stéphane
as
La Nièce

Jean-Marie Robain
as
L'Oncle

Amy Aaröe
as
La Fiancée
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Georges Patrix
as
L'Ordonnance
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Denis Sadier
as
L'Ami
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Rudelle
as
L'Allemand
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Max Fromm
as
L'Allemand

Claude Vernier
as
L'Allemand
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Max Hermann
as
L'Allemand

Fritz Schmiedel
as
L'Allemand
Crew

Jean-Pierre Melville
as
Adaptation

Jean-Pierre Melville
as
Director

Jean-Pierre Melville
as
Screenplay
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Vercors
as
Novel

Jean-Pierre Melville
as
Executive Producer

Henri Decaë
as
Director of Photography

Jean-Pierre Melville
as
Editor
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Edgar Bischoff
as
Original Music Composer
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Edmond Vaxelaire
as
Production Manager

Henri Decaë
as
Editor
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Jacques Carrère
as
Sound
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Jacques Guymont
as
First Assistant Director