The Silent Battle (1937 film)
| The Silent Battle | |
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| Directed by | Pierre Billon |
| Written by |
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| Produced by | |
| Starring | |
| Cinematography | Louis Page |
| Edited by | |
| Music by | Louis Beydts |
Production company | Héraut Film |
| Distributed by | Pathé Consortium Cinéma |
Release date | 9 September 1937 |
Running time | 113 minutes |
| Country | France |
| Language | French |
The Silent Battle (French: La bataille silencieuse) is a 1937 French thriller film directed by Pierre Billon and starring Käthe von Nagy, Pierre Fresnay and Michel Simon.[1] The film's sets were designed by the art director Aimé Bazin. It was remade as a British film of the same title in 1939.
Synopsis[]
A journalist on the trail of a group of arms smugglers becomes aware of an impending attack on the Orient Express.
Cast[]
- Käthe von Nagy as Draguicha
- Pierre Fresnay as Bordier
- Michel Simon as Sauvin
- Abel Tarride as Bartoff
- as L'américaine
- as Fernando
- as Ernest
- Ernest Ferny as Méricant
- as Sanneman
- as Le sécretaire
- André Alerme as Le directeur du journal
References[]
- ^ The A to Z of French Cinema p.174
Bibliography[]
- Dayna Oscherwitz & MaryEllen Higgins. The A to Z of French Cinema. Scarecrow Press, 2009.
External links[]
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Categories:
- French-language films
- 1937 films
- French films
- French thriller films
- 1930s thriller films
- Films directed by Pierre Billon
- Pathé films
- French black-and-white films
- 1930s French film stubs