Le Silence de la mer is a 1949 French war drama film written and directed by Jean-Pierre Melville, in his directorial debut. Adapted from the 1942 novella of the same name written by Vercors. Set during the Second World War in occupied France, the story concerns the relationship of a Frenchman and his niece with a German lieutenant who is billetted in their house.

Le Silence de la Mer (1949)
Directed by Jean-Pierre Melville
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France, Melville, Nazi, Occupied France
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Based On: based on novels, Le Silence de la mer
Alternate Titles
Das Schweigen des Meeres
DD, DE
Denizin Sessizliği
TR
El silencio del mar
AR, CL, ES, UY
Havets stillhet
NO
I siopi tis thalassas
GR
Il silenzio del mare
IT
Le silence de la mer
CA, FR, GB, US
Meren hiljaisuus
FI
Milczenie morza
PL
O Silêncio do Mar
BR
Tãcerea mãrii
RO
The Silence of the Sea
US
Tisina mora
YU
Молчание моря
RU, US
Мълчанието на морето
BG
海の沈黙
JP
海的沉默
CN