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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.[1] 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.

The Silent Battle
Directed by	Pierre Billon
Written by	Jean Bommart (novel) Pierre Billon Jacques Natanson
Produced by	Robert Aisner
Starring	Käthe von Nagy Pierre Fresnay Michel Simon
Cinematography	Louis Page
Edited by	Léonide Azar
Music by	Louis Beydts
Production company	Héraut Film
Distributed by	Pathé Consortium Cinéma
Release date	9 September 1937
Running time	113 minutes
Country	France
Language	French

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

Bibliography

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

External links

• The Silent Battle at IMDb

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