The Silent Invasion
| The Silent Invasion | |
|---|---|
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| Directed by | Max Varnel |
| Written by | Brian Clemens |
| Produced by | Edward J. Danziger Harry Lee Danziger |
| Starring | Eric Flynn Petra Davies Francis de Wolff Martin Benson |
| 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 |
The Silent Invasion is a low budget 1962 British film.[1]
Plot
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
- 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
TV Guide thought the film "overwrought and too unrealistic to be taken seriously."[2]
References
- ^ "The Silent Invasion (1961)". BFI. Archived from the original on 2012-07-12.
- ^ "The Silent Invasion". TVGuide.com.
External links
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