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The Silence of the Sea

7.519491h 27mMovieDramaWar

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.

DirectorJean-Pierre Melville
WriterJean-Pierre Melville
ProducerJean-Pierre Melville

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Criterion ChannelCriterion Channel
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Cast · Directed by Jean-Pierre Melville

HVHoward Vernon
Howard Vernon
Werner von Ebrennac
NSNicole Stéphane
Nicole Stéphane
La Nièce
JRJean-Marie Robain
Jean-Marie Robain
L'Oncle
AAAmy Aaröe
Amy Aaröe
La Fiancée
GP
Georges Patrix
L'Ordonnance
DS
Denis Sadier
L'Ami
R
Rudelle
L'Allemand
MF
Max Fromm
L'Allemand
CVClaude Vernier
Claude Vernier
L'Allemand
MH
Max Hermann
L'Allemand
FS
Fritz Schmiedel
L'Allemand

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The Silence of the Sea is streaming on Criterion Channel in Canada, and available to rent or buy on Apple TV Store. It's not currently on Netflix.

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