''The Silent Battle'' (French: ''La bataille silencieuse'') is a 1937 French

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directed by Pierre Billon and starring

Käthe von Nagy Ekaterina Nagy von Cziser, better known by her stage name Käthe von Nagy (4 April 1904 – 20 December 1973), was a Hungarian actress, model, dancer, and singer who worked in the German and French cinema. Early life and education Käthe von Nag ...

Pierre Fresnay Pierre Fresnay (4 April 1897 – 9 January 1975) was a French stage and film actor. Biography Born Pierre Jules Louis Laudenbach, he was encouraged by his uncle, actor Claude Garry, to pursue a career in theater and film. He joined the company a ...

and

Michel Simon Michel Simon (; 9 April 1895 – 30 May 1975) was a Swiss-French actor. He appeared in many notable French films, including ''La Chienne'' (1931), ''Boudu Saved from Drowning'' (1932), ''L'Atalante'' (1934), '' Port of Shadows'' (1938), '' The H ...

.The A to Z of French Cinema p.174 The film's sets were designed by the

art director Art director is the title for a variety of similar job functions in theater, advertising, marketing, publishing, fashion, film industry, film and television, the Internet, and video games. It is the charge of a sole art director to supervise and ...

Aimé Bazin Aimé Bazin (1904-1984) was a French art director.Andrew p.162 He was educated at the École nationale supérieure des Beaux-Arts before entering the film industry. He worked on more than forty productions during his career. Selected filmography ...

. 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

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Cast

as Draguicha *

as Bordier *

as Sauvin *

Abel Tarride Abel Tarride (1865–1951) was a French actor. He was the father of the actor Jacques Tarride and the director Jean Tarride. He played the role of Jules Maigret in the 1932 film '' The Yellow Dog'', directed by his son. Selected filmography * '' ...

as Bartoff * Renée Corciade as L'américaine * Pierre Sergeol as Fernando * Geno Ferny as Ernest *

Ernest Ferny Ernest Ferny (1886–1939) was a Swiss film actor.Goble p.411 Selected filmography * ''Tarakanova'' (1930) * ''Moscow Nights'' (1934) * '' The Lady of Lebanon'' (1934) * ''Light Cavalry'' (1935) * ''Taras Bulba'' (1936) * ''The Red Dancer'' (1937) ...

as Méricant * Albert Gercourt as Sanneman * Pierre Huchet as Le sécretaire *

André Alerme André Alerme (9 September 1877 – 31 January 1960) was a French actor. Alerme was born Marie André Alerme in Dieppe, Seine-Maritime, France and died at the age of 82 in Montrichard, Loir-et-Cher, France. Selected filmography * ''Black and Wh ...

as Le directeur du journal

References

Bibliography

* Dayna Oscherwitz & MaryEllen Higgins. ''The A to Z of French Cinema''. Scarecrow Press, 2009.

External links

* 1937 films French thriller films 1930s thriller films 1930s French-language films Films directed by Pierre Billon Pathé films French black-and-white films 1930s French films {{1930s-France-film-stub