The Silence of the Sea (1949)

7.5/10 87 min Drama War

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

Werner von Ebrennac

Nicole Stéphane

La Nièce

Jean-Marie Robain

L'Oncle

Amy Aaröe

La Fiancée

Claude Vernier

L'Allemand

Fritz Schmiedel

L'Allemand

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