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Silent Dust

7.4(11)19491h 22m1

A wealthy blind man is determined to build a cricket pavilion as a memorial to his dead son, who was killed in battle in World War II. Not long before the dedication ceremony is to be held, the son shows up; it turns out that he wasn't killed in battle but deserted, and has become a blackmailer and a killer. He wants to get some money to "start a new life", but his blind father senses that something is wrong and sets out to find out what's going on.

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Released
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Language
English

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United Kingdom

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  • United StatesUS

    • TheatricalNR29 Dec 1949
  • United KingdomGB

    • Theatrical1 Feb 1949

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Silent Dust was released on 1 February 1949.

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    CyrusPK

    12/14/2017

    10/10

    Silent Dust was a surprising discovery - an essentially stage-originated piece shot with a careful cinematic eye. One extended sequence captures at one point how a blind man might perceive events that have occurred around him, creating a visual impression of things he has heard and conceived of. A fascinating piece of pure cinema. Another sequence involves a flashback where a character recollects in narration her…

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