The Silent One

The Silent One

117 mins | Drama, Thriller | Feb. 10, 1973

Who is Anton Haliakov, who has just been abducted by the M.I.5 in London? A Soviet scientist apparently. But sixteen years before the man had another identity, Clément Tibère, and another nationality, French. So what led him to become Russian and to change identity? And why are the British secret services interested in him?

The Silent One

117 mins | Drama, Thriller | Feb. 10, 1973

The Silent One
Who is Anton Haliakov, who has just been abducted by the M.I.5 in London? A Soviet scientist apparently. But sixteen years before the man had another identity, Clément Tibère, and another nationality, French. So what led him to become Russian and to change identity? And why are the British secret services interested in him?
IMDb rating 6.9
Producers Gaumont International, Medusa Distribuzione, Trianon Films
Original title Le silencieux
Directors Claude Pinoteau
Writers Francis Ryck, Jean-Loup Dabadie, Claude Pinoteau

Cast

Lino Ventura

as Clément Tibère

Leo Genn

as Chief of M.I.5

Suzanne Flon

as Jeanne

Robert Hardy

as The Assistant

Lea Massari

as Maria

Roger Crouzet

as Agent of the D.S.T.

Lucienne Legrand

as Bookseller

Bernard Dhéran

as M.Chat

Pierre Collet

as Mechanic

André Falcon

as Police Commissioner

Robert Party

as Killer

Michel Fortin

as Trucker

Pierre Zimmer

as Maria's new husband