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Where can I stream The Silence of the Sea?
In the United States, The Silence of the Sea streams on Criterion. You can rent or buy it from Apple TV Store and Fandango At Home. It also streams in 5 other countries.
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Summary
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.
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- Directed by
- Jean-Pierre Melville
- Written by
- Jean-Pierre Melville, Vercors
- Produced by
- Jean-Pierre Melville, Edmond Vaxelaire, Marcel Cartier
- Music by
- Edgar Bischoff
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Facts
April 22, 1949 · 1 h 27 min · Drama, War
- Released
- April 22, 1949
- Runtime
- 1 h 27 min
- Genres
- Drama, War
- Original language
- French
- Also spoken
- English, German
- Made in
- France
- Available in
- 9 countries
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Is The Silence of the Sea worth watching?
90
ExcellentGoodWatch scoreYes, it's widely acclaimed, with a GoodWatch score of 90 (IMDb 7.6 and Rotten Tomatoes 100%). Critics rate it higher (100 out of 100) than audiences (83).
Is The Silence of the Sea in English?
FrenchEnglishGerman
No, it was made in French, with some English and German.