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  • Voice of Silence (1953)
  • 110 min | Drama
Voice of Silence (1953)
110 min | Drama

A group of men of differing circumstances and personalities gather at a monastery to undergo a course of spiritual reappraisal. They comprise of a candle-maker, a politician, an ex-prisoner, a novelist and a petty thief trying to elude the...See moreA group of men of differing circumstances and personalities gather at a monastery to undergo a course of spiritual reappraisal. They comprise of a candle-maker, a politician, an ex-prisoner, a novelist and a petty thief trying to elude the police. All have their own spiritual problems to solve, except the thief. The politician, a former partisan leader, suffers the remorse of causing the deaths of three innocent men on a sabotage mission; he is set for the priesthood. The prisoner, a sick and possibly dying man, lacks the courage to visit his wife who is now happily remarried; his padre has advised him to leave her alone. The novelist bears the moral responsibility for offences committed by young people led astray by his writings; he earns a lot for his work, but is too demoralized to continue. Then the candle-maker - miserly, smooth-talking and bigoted - is unlikely to receive any benefit from his retreat to the monastery. Interwoven with the stories of these men is the drama of a priest who, overwhelmed by doubt, still finds the inner force to go forward. In the end the thief repents and leaves the monastery after making an offering to the Madonna of his stolen goods. Written by Jim Marshall See less
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Director
Georg Wilhelm Pabst (as G.W. Pabst)
Writers
Cesare Zavattini (taken loosely from a story by) | Giorgio Prosperi (screenplay) | Giuseppe Berto (screenplay) | Oreste Biancoli (screenplay) & 8 more
Producers
Silvio D'Amico (as Silvio Raffaele D'Amico) | Henry Deutschmeister | Angelo Foffano
Composer
Cinematographer
Gábor Pogány (as Gabor Pogany)
Production Designer
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Updated Apr 29, 1953

Release date
1953 (United States)

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Cast

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27 cast members
Name Known for
Aldo Fabrizi
Pio Fabiani Pio Fabiani   See fewer
Jean Marais
Andrea Sanna Andrea Sanna   See fewer
Daniel Gélin
Francesco Ferro Francesco Ferro   See fewer
Cosetta Greco
Anna Maria Anna Maria   See fewer
Frank Villard
Mario Rossi Mario Rossi   See fewer
Eduardo Ciannelli
Padre superiore Padre superiore   See fewer
Antonio Crast
Padre predicatore Padre predicatore   See fewer
Paolo Panelli
Renato Santini - ladruncolo Renato Santini - ladruncolo   See fewer
Fernando Fernán Gómez
Fernando Layer - assistente spirituale (as Fernand Fernan-Gomez) Fernando Layer - assistente spirituale (as Fernand Fernan-Gomez)   See fewer
Rossana Podestà
Angiolina De Bellis Angiolina De Bellis   See fewer
Enrico Luzi
Fernando Fernando   See fewer
Franco Scandurra
Avvocato dell'accusa Avvocato dell'accusa   See fewer
Checco Durante
Sacrestano Sacrestano   See fewer
Pina Piovani
Teresa Fabiani Teresa Fabiani   See fewer
Piero Palermini
Partigiano Partigiano   See fewer
Aristide Baghetti
Nonno cieco Nonno cieco   See fewer
Paolo Stoppa
Editore Editore   See fewer
Terence Hill
Boy at the barrier (as Mario Girotti) Boy at the barrier (as Mario Girotti)   See fewer
Oscar Andriani
Presidente tribunale (uncredited) Presidente tribunale (uncredited)   See fewer
Ada Colangeli
Actress (uncredited) Actress (uncredited)   See fewer
Edilio Kim
Actor (uncredited) Actor (uncredited)   See fewer
Roberto Mauri
Penitente (uncredited) Penitente (uncredited)   See fewer
Rio Nobile
Padre amministratore (uncredited) Padre amministratore (uncredited)   See fewer
Franco Pesce
Don Michele (uncredited) Don Michele (uncredited)   See fewer
Maria Tedeschi
Woman in the Court Room (uncredited) Woman in the Court Room (uncredited)   See fewer
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