France / Dec 23, 1942
1h 32min
Overall average
5.0/10
Plot
A plucky businesswoman agrees to receive love letters to a prefect’s wife from a young official, and soon finds herself embroiled in a scandal that inflames a town’s class tensions.
Main cast
Full cast
| Actor | Role |
|---|---|
| Julien Carette | Loriquet |
| Jean Debucourt | Emperor Napoléon III |
| Robert Arnoux | Monsieur de la Jacquerie |
| Louis Salou | Monsieur de Mortemort |
| Yves Deniaud | Mayor |
| Georges Pally | Daronne |
| Jean-Pierre Kérien | Postillion |
| Martial Rèbe | President |
| Henri de Livry | Minister of Justice (uncredited) |
| Robert Vattier | Maître Boubousson |
| Gilles Quéant | Dance madman |
| Huguette Donga | |
| Henry Farty | (uncredited) |
| Géo Forster | (uncredited) |
| Léo Malet | Extra (uncredited) |
| Germaine Stainval | (uncredited) |
| Eugène Yvernès | (uncredited) |
Genres
Drama
Technical details
| Detail | Value |
|---|---|
| Original title | Lettres d'amour |
| Original language | Français (FR) |
| Spoken languages | Français |
| Production countries | France |
| Status | Released |
| Production companies | Synops, Credit National |
| Release date | 23 dicembre 1942 |
| Production | Denise Tual, Roland Tual |
| Writer | Jean Aurenche, Maurice Blondeau |
| Editing | Yvonne Martin |
| Cinematography | Philippe Agostini |
| Assistant directors | Ghislaine Auboin, Claude Autant-Lara |
| Camera operators | Philippe Agostini |
| Additional photography | Philippe Agostini |
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| Production design | Robert Dumesnil, Jacques Krauss |
| Art direction | Jacques Krauss, Robert Dumesnil |
| Set decoration | Robert Dumesnil, Jacques Krauss |
| Music | Maurice Yvain, René Louge |
| Sound | René Louge, Maurice Yvain |
| Costume design | Christian Dior |
| Makeup | Christian Dior |
| Hairstyling | Christian Dior |
Release dates
Theatrical release
Belgium / Jun 20, 1947
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