The Silent Battle (1937 film)
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.
| The Silent Battle | |
|---|---|
| Directed by | Pierre Billon |
| Produced by | Robert Aisner |
| Written by | Jean Bommart (novel) Pierre Billon Jacques Natanson |
| Starring | Käthe von Nagy Pierre Fresnay Michel Simon |
| Music by | Louis Beydts |
| Cinematography | Louis Page |
| Edited by | Léonide Azar |
Production company | Héraut Film |
| Distributed by | Pathé Consortium Cinéma |
Release date | 9 September 1937 |
Running time | 113 minutes |
| Country | France |
| Language | French |
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
- Renée Corciade as L'américaine
- Pierre Sergeol as Fernando
- Geno Ferny as Ernest
- Ernest Ferny as Méricant
- Albert Gercourt as Sanneman
- Pierre Huchet 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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