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The Silence of the Sea
The film
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
Genresdrame · film de guerre
CountryFrance
Runtime87 min
Record & provenance
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Record source: The Film world cinema index
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