The Silence of the Sea (1949)
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.
Director:
Jean-Pierre Melville
Writer:
Jean-Pierre Melville
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Howard Vernon as Werner von Ebrennac |
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Nicole Stéphane as La Nièce |
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Jean-Marie Robain as L'Oncle |
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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 |
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Claude Vernier as L'Allemand |
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Max Hermann as L'Allemand |
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Fritz Schmiedel as L'Allemand |
| Directing | Jean-Pierre Melville | Director |
| Writing | Jean-Pierre Melville | Adaptation |
| Writing | Vercors | Novel |
| Writing | Jean-Pierre Melville | Screenplay |
| Sound | Edgar Bischoff | Original Music Composer |
| Editing | Henri Decaë | Editor |
| Production | Edmond Vaxelaire | Production Manager |
| Camera | Henri Decaë | Director of Photography |
| Editing | Jean-Pierre Melville | Editor |
| Production | Jean-Pierre Melville | Executive Producer |
| Sound | Jacques Carrère | Sound |
| Production | Marcel Cartier | Delegated Producer |
| Directing | Michel Drach | Second Assistant Director |
| Directing | Jacques Guymont | First Assistant Director |
