Cinematic background from The Silence of the Sea 1949 - In a small town in occupied France in 1941, the German officer, Werner Von Ebrennac is billeted in the house of the uncle and his niece. The uncle and niece refuse to speak to him, but each evening the officer warms himself by the fire and talks of his country, his music, and his idealistic views of the relationship between France and Germany. That is, until he visits Paris and discovers what is really going on...

The Silence of the Sea

1949

Drama, Romance, War

Directors:
Jean-Pierre Melville
Writers:
Vercors, Jean-Pierre Melville
Official poster of The Silence of the Sea 1949 directed by Jean-Pierre Melville
Movie still from “The Silence of the Sea” (1949), directed by Jean-Pierre Melville – A man in a military uniform standing in front of a building; Medium shot, Low angle
Movie still from “The Silence of the Sea” (1949), directed by Jean-Pierre Melville – An old photo of a man in a military uniform; Close Up shot, Low angle
Movie still from “The Silence of the Sea” (1949), directed by Jean-Pierre Melville – A black and white photo of men walking down a street; Wide shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “The Silence of the Sea” (1949), directed by Jean-Pierre Melville – A man in a suit and tie standing in front of a fireplace; Medium shot, Low angle
Movie still from “The Silence of the Sea” (1949), directed by Jean-Pierre Melville – A black and white photo of a man looking at himself in the mirror; Close Up shot, Low angle
Movie still from “The Silence of the Sea” (1949), directed by Jean-Pierre Melville – A group of men standing next to each other in front of a painting; Medium shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “The Silence of the Sea” (1949), directed by Jean-Pierre Melville – A man standing in front of a mirror wearing a cape; Medium shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “The Silence of the Sea” (1949), directed by Jean-Pierre Melville – An older man wearing a suit and tie; Close Up shot, Low angle
Movie still from “The Silence of the Sea” (1949), directed by Jean-Pierre Melville – A young woman is looking to the side; Close Up shot, Low angle
Movie still from “The Silence of the Sea” (1949), directed by Jean-Pierre Melville – A man in a suit and tie sitting at a piano; Close Up shot, Low angle
Movie still from “The Silence of the Sea” (1949), directed by Jean-Pierre Melville – An older man sitting in a chair smoking a pipe; Close Up shot, High angle
Movie still from “The Silence of the Sea” (1949), directed by Jean-Pierre Melville – Two people sitting at a table with a person standing next to them; Medium shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “The Silence of the Sea” (1949), directed by Jean-Pierre Melville – An older man with a mustache wearing a suit and tie; Close Up shot, High angle
Movie still from “The Silence of the Sea” (1949), directed by Jean-Pierre Melville – A black and white photo of a man in a military uniform; Medium shot, Low angle
Movie still from “The Silence of the Sea” (1949), directed by Jean-Pierre Melville – An old man standing in front of a wall of posters; Medium shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “The Silence of the Sea” (1949), directed by Jean-Pierre Melville – An older man in a suit and a tie; Close Up shot, High angle
Movie still from “The Silence of the Sea” (1949), directed by Jean-Pierre Melville – A person's face in black - and - white; Close Up shot, High angle
Movie still from “The Silence of the Sea” (1949), directed by Jean-Pierre Melville – An older man wearing a military uniform and looking to his left; Close Up shot, Low angle
Movie still from “The Silence of the Sea” (1949), directed by Jean-Pierre Melville – A black and white photo of people walking down a street; Extreme Wide shot, High angle
Movie still from “The Silence of the Sea” (1949), directed by Jean-Pierre Melville – An older man sitting in a chair with a pipe in his mouth; Medium shot, High angle
Movie still from “The Silence of the Sea” (1949), directed by Jean-Pierre Melville – A black and white photo of a man in a military uniform; Close Up shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “The Silence of the Sea” (1949), directed by Jean-Pierre Melville – An older man with a mustache and a mustache comb; Close Up shot, High angle
Movie still from “The Silence of the Sea” (1949), directed by Jean-Pierre Melville – A man in uniform sitting in front of a picture of adolf hitler; Medium shot, Low angle
Movie still from “The Silence of the Sea” (1949), directed by Jean-Pierre Melville – A black and white photo of a man in a military uniform; Close Up shot, Low angle
Movie still from “The Silence of the Sea” (1949), directed by Jean-Pierre Melville – A group of men standing next to each other on a sidewalk; Medium shot, High angle
Movie still from “The Silence of the Sea” (1949), directed by Jean-Pierre Melville – An old photo of a man in a military uniform; Medium shot, Low angle
Movie still from “The Silence of the Sea” (1949), directed by Jean-Pierre Melville – A man in a military uniform standing in front of a building; Extreme Wide shot, Low angle
Movie still from “The Silence of the Sea” (1949), directed by Jean-Pierre Melville – Two women walking on a bridge with an open umbrella; Extreme Wide shot, High angle
Movie still from “The Silence of the Sea” (1949), directed by Jean-Pierre Melville – A man and two women in uniform standing next to each other on the street; Medium shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “The Silence of the Sea” (1949), directed by Jean-Pierre Melville – A man in a military uniform standing in front of a building; Medium shot, Low angle
Movie still from “The Silence of the Sea” (1949), directed by Jean-Pierre Melville – An older woman walking down the street in front of a restaurant; Wide shot, High angle
Movie still from “The Silence of the Sea” (1949), directed by Jean-Pierre Melville – Two people sitting at a table in front of a lamp; Medium shot, High angle
Movie still from “The Silence of the Sea” (1949), directed by Jean-Pierre Melville – A young woman sitting in a chair with her head resting on her arm; Close Up shot, High angle
Movie still from “The Silence of the Sea” (1949), directed by Jean-Pierre Melville – An older man sitting in a chair with a young woman; Medium shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “The Silence of the Sea” (1949), directed by Jean-Pierre Melville – Black and white photograph of a man in a military uniform; Close Up shot, Low angle
Movie still from “The Silence of the Sea” (1949), directed by Jean-Pierre Melville – A black and white photo of a man in a military uniform; Close Up shot, Low angle
Movie still from “The Silence of the Sea” (1949), directed by Jean-Pierre Melville – A man wearing a suit and tie in front of a clock; Close Up shot, Low angle
Movie still from “The Silence of the Sea” (1949), directed by Jean-Pierre Melville – A black and white photo of a man using a computer; Close Up shot, Low angle
Movie still from “The Silence of the Sea” (1949), directed by Jean-Pierre Melville – A man and a woman sitting on the ground; Medium shot, Low angle
Movie still from “The Silence of the Sea” (1949), directed by Jean-Pierre Melville – A man walking down a snow covered street; Extreme Wide shot, High angle
Movie still from “The Silence of the Sea” (1949), directed by Jean-Pierre Melville – A man in a military uniform standing next to another man in a military uniform; Close Up shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “The Silence of the Sea” (1949), directed by Jean-Pierre Melville – A man and a woman sitting at a dining table; Medium shot, High angle
Movie still from “The Silence of the Sea” (1949), directed by Jean-Pierre Melville – A man and a woman sitting at a dinner table; Wide shot, High angle
Movie still from “The Silence of the Sea” (1949), directed by Jean-Pierre Melville – A woman sitting in a chair wearing a neck tie; Close Up shot, High angle
Movie still from “The Silence of the Sea” (1949), directed by Jean-Pierre Melville – A black and white photo of a man in a military uniform; Close Up shot, Low angle
Movie still from “The Silence of the Sea” (1949), directed by Jean-Pierre Melville – A man in a military uniform looking at another man in a military uniform; Close Up shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “The Silence of the Sea” (1949), directed by Jean-Pierre Melville – Black and white photograph of a man looking up; Close Up shot, Low angle
Movie still from “The Silence of the Sea” (1949), directed by Jean-Pierre Melville – A black and white photo of a man in a military uniform; Close Up shot, Low angle
Movie still from “The Silence of the Sea” (1949), directed by Jean-Pierre Melville – An older man sitting in a chair smoking a cigarette; Medium shot, High angle
Movie still from “The Silence of the Sea” (1949), directed by Jean-Pierre Melville – A woman walking a dog down a snow covered street; Wide shot, High angle
Movie still from “The Silence of the Sea” (1949), directed by Jean-Pierre Melville – A black and white photo of a man in a suit and striped tie; Medium shot, Low angle
Movie still from “The Silence of the Sea” (1949), directed by Jean-Pierre Melville – A black and white photo of a man in a military uniform; Close Up shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “The Silence of the Sea” (1949), directed by Jean-Pierre Melville – A man in a suit sitting in front of an organ keyboard; Medium shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “The Silence of the Sea” (1949), directed by Jean-Pierre Melville – A woman in front of a fireplace looking to the side; Close Up shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “The Silence of the Sea” (1949), directed by Jean-Pierre Melville – A man in a military uniform is looking at the camera; Close Up shot, Low angle
Movie still from “The Silence of the Sea” (1949), directed by Jean-Pierre Melville – An old photo of a bunch of street signs on a pole; Wide shot, High angle
Movie still from “The Silence of the Sea” (1949), directed by Jean-Pierre Melville – A couple of men walking down a street; Wide shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “The Silence of the Sea” (1949), directed by Jean-Pierre Melville – An old photo of a street with cars and buildings; Extreme Wide shot, High angle