| The Silent Battle | |
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| Directed by | Pierre Billon |
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| Produced by | Robert Aisner |
| Starring | |
| Cinematography | Louis Page |
| Edited by | Léonide Azar |
| Music by | Louis Beydts |
| Production company | Héraut Film |
| Distributed by | Pathé Consortium Cinéma |
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| 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. 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
- 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
- Oscherwitz, Dayna & Higgins, MaryEllen. The A to Z of French Cinema. Scarecrow Press, 2009.
External links
| Films directed by Pierre Billon | |
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