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Cast
Léo-Paul Salmain
as Guy Môquet
Ulrich Matthes
as Ernst Jünger
Jean-Marc Roulot
as Lucien Touya
Marc Barbé
as Jean Pierre Thimbaud
Jacob Matschenz
as Soldier Otto
Harald Schrott
as Oberst Speidel
Christopher Buchholz
as Kristucat
Arielle Dombasle
as Charmille
Philippe Résimont
as Désiré Granet
Charlie Nelson
as Victor Renelle
Movie Info & Details
Release Year2012
Runtime1h 30m
LanguageGerman
CertificationNR
GenresWar, Drama, History
Votes20
DirectorVolker Schlöndorff
WritersVolker Schlöndorff
TypeFeature Film
Rating6.6 out of 10
Cast10 credited
Also Known AsCalm at Sea
About Calm at Sea
October 1941. Eighteen months into France’s occupation by German troops, young Communist members of the Resistance shoot dead an officer of the German Army. In retaliation, Hitler demands the deaths of 150 Frenchmen, as 'retribution'. The targets are to be mostly young men believed to share the assassins’ political convictions. Most of these men are taken from an internment camp for opponents of the occupation; a 35-year-old French rural administrator is ordered to select the victims. Although the parish priest appeals to their conscience and moral sensibilities, both the German military and their French helpers slavishly follow their orders.
Directed by Volker Schlöndorff, Calm at Sea leans on a strong ensemble — Léo-Paul Salmain, Ulrich Matthes, Jean-Marc Roulot — to carry a story that balances spectacle with character.
The film landed with audiences for its craft and performances, and remains one of the most talked-about war titles of 2012.
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