The Silence of the Sea

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

Writers

Jean-Pierre Melville, Vercors

Released

April 22, 1949

Language

French