The Silent Invasion

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The Silent Invasion
Belgian poster
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 (1962-01-31) (UK)
Running time	70 minutes
Country	United Kingdom
Language	English

The Silent Invasion is a1962 British second feature ('B')^[1] film directed by Max Varnel and starring Eric Flynn and Petra Davies.^[2]^[3] It was written by Brian Clemens and produced by The Danzigers.

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

The Monthly Film Bulletin wrote: "Glumly unconvincing wartime melodrama, resurrected for no evident reason after six years on the shelf."^[4]

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TV Guide thought the film "overwrought and too unrealistic to be taken seriously."^[5]

References

^ Chibnall, Steve; McFarlane, Brian (2009). The British 'B' Film. London: BFI/Bloomsbury. p. 96. ISBN 978-1-8445-7319-6.
^ "The Silent Invasion". British Film Institute Collections Search. Retrieved 8 December 2024.
^ "The Silent Invasion (1961)". BFI. Archived from the original on 2012-07-12.
^ "The Silent Invasion". The Monthly Film Bulletin. 34 (396): 46. 1 January 1967 – via ProQuest.
^ "The Silent Invasion". TVGuide.com. Archived from the original on 4 Mar 2016.

External links

The Silent Invasion at IMDb

Films produced by The Danzigers

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So Young, So Bad (1950)
St. Benny the Dip (1951)
Babes in Bagdad (1952)
Devil Girl from Mars (1954)
Star of My Night (1954)
Alias John Preston (1955)
Satellite in the Sky (1956)
Three Crooked Men (1957)
The Betrayal (1957)
The Depraved (1957)
Operation Murder (1957)
Son of a Stranger (1957)
Three Sundays to Live (1957)
High Jump (1958)
Innocent Meeting (1958)
Links of Justice (1958)
Moment of Indiscretion (1958)
No Safety Ahead (1958)
On the Run (1958)
A Woman of Mystery (1958)
The Great Van Robbery (1958)
A Woman Possessed (1958)
The Child and the Killer (1959)
Crash Drive (1959)
Date at Midnight (1959)
Man Accused (1959)
Top Floor Girl (1959)
Web of Suspicion (1959)
Date at Midnight (1959)
A Woman's Temptation (1959)
Compelled (1960)
Escort for Hire (1960)
Feet of Clay (1960)
Highway to Battle (1960)
An Honourable Murder (1960)
Identity Unknown (1960)
Night Train for Inverness (1960)
Operation Stogie (1960)
Sentenced for Life (1960)
The Spider's Web (1960)
A Taste of Money (1960)
The Tell-Tale Heart (1960)
Transatlantic (1960)
Two Wives at One Wedding (1960)
The Gentle Terror (1961)
Strip Tease Murder (1961)
The Nudist Story a.k.a. For Members Only (1961)
The Court Martial of Major Keller (1961)
Fate Takes a Hand (1961)
Middle Course (1961)
Part-Time Wife (1961)
Return of a Stranger (1961)
So Evil, So Young (1961)
Tarnished Heroes (1961)
The Spanish Sword (1961)
The Silent Invasion (1962)
What Every Woman Wants (1962)
She Always Gets Their Man (1962)

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