The Silent Invasion is a low budget 1962 British film.[1]
| The Silent Invasion | |
|---|---|
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| Directed by | Max Varnel |
| Written by | Brian Clemens |
| Produced by | |
| Starring | |
| Cinematography | James Wilson (as Jimmy Wilson) |
| Edited by | Derek Parsons |
| Music by | Bill LeSage |
Production company | Danziger Productions |
| Distributed by | Planet Film Distributors (UK) |
Release date | 31 January 1962 (UK) |
Running time | 70 minutes |
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Language | English |
Plot edit
During WW II, a German garrison is stationed in the small French town of Mereux. French local Maria falls in love with German captain Eric Von Strafen. However, the romance comes to an abrupt end when her brother, a saboteur working for the Resistance, is killed. Maria now vows to exact revenge and to help the French Resistance any way she can.
Cast edit
- Eric Flynn as Erik von Strafen
- Petra Davies as Maria
- Francis de Wolff as Emile
- Martin Benson as S.S. Borge
- Melvyn Hayes as Jean
- Warren Mitchell as Robert
- Guy Deghy as Pierre
- Noel Dyson as Mme. Veroux
- André Maranne as Argen
- Jan Conrad as Sgt. Major
- John Serret as Jacques
- C. Denier Warren as Gillie
- Max Faulkner as Curt
- André Muller as Wilhelm
Critical reception edit
TV Guide thought the film "overwrought and too unrealistic to be taken seriously."[2]
References edit
- ^ "The Silent Invasion (1961)". BFI. Archived from the original on 2012-07-12.
- ^ "The Silent Invasion". TVGuide.com.
External links edit
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