The Silence of the Sea

1949 · directed by Jean-Pierre Melville

Rating

85/100

Hit

yes

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.

The Silence of the Sea (1949), directed by Jean-Pierre Melville, rates 85/100 — a hit. See how its director, cast and crew rate across their careers.

Cast

• Howard Vernon
• Nicole Stéphane
• Jean-Marie Robain
• Amy Aaröe
• Georges Patrix
• Denis Sadier
• Rudelle
• Max Fromm
• Claude Vernier
• Max Hermann

Crew

• Henri Decaë — Director of Photography
• Henri Decaë — Editor
• Jean-Pierre Melville — Editor
• Edgar Bischoff — Original Music Composer
• Jean-Pierre Melville — Screenplay

More from Jean-Pierre Melville

1. Army of Shadows (1969) — 87/100 · hit
2. Le Deuxième Souffle (1966) — 87/100 · hit
3. Le Samouraï (1967) — 84/100 · hit
4. Le Cercle Rouge (1970) — 84/100 · hit
5. Le Doulos (1962) — 84/100 · hit
6. Léon Morin, Priest (1961) — 82/100 · hit

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