The Silence of the Sea
1949 · Movie · 87 min · ★ 7.5 · 95% critics
In occupied France during World War II, an elderly man and his niece take in a German officer who is assigned to live in their home. They resist by keeping a strict silence, while he continues to speak openly about his past and his hopes for the future of both countries.
Based on Le Silence de la mer
Also known as Le Silence de la mer
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Details
- Original title
- Le Silence de la mer
- Years
- 1949
- Release date
- 1949-04-22
- Language
- French
- Runtime
- 87 min
- Critic score
- 95/100
- TMDB rating
- 7.5/10 (141 votes)
About
You’ll likely enjoy this if you want a quiet, tension-filled wartime drama built on conversation and restraint rather than action, similar in spirit to Grand Illusion; Not for you if you need fast pacing or constant plot turns.
Pros: tense quiet standoff; thoughtful dialogue; moral complexity | Cons: very slow pace; limited action; talk-heavy scenes
Themes
- france
- nazi
- world war ii
- nazi occupation
- occupied france (1940-44)
Cast & crew
Howard Vernon
as Werner von Ebrennac
Nicole Stéphane
as La Nièce
Jean-Marie Robain
as L'Oncle
Amy Aaröe
as La Fiancée
- GP
Georges Patrix
as L'Ordonnance
- DS
Denis Sadier
as L'Ami
- RU
Rudelle
as L'Allemand
- MF
Max Fromm
as L'Allemand
Claude Vernier
as L'Allemand
- MH
Max Hermann
as L'Allemand
Directed by Jean-Pierre Melville