Argentina / Nov 10, 2008 / Mar del Plata Film Festival
1h 47min
Overall average
5.0/10
Trailer
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Plot
After a novice nun learns of the sudden death of her parents, she leaves the convent to manage the family business and look after her teenage sister. Both of them fall prey to a womanizing mechanic with psychopathic tendencies.
Main cast
Full cast
| Actor | Role |
|---|---|
| Roland Lesaffre | Roland |
| Colette Régis | Superior |
| Marcel Delaître | Grandfather |
| Robert Dalban | Dick |
| Fernand Sardou | Mechanic |
| Claude Borelli | Lola |
| Jane Morlet | Grandmother |
| Suzy Willy | Mrs. Gobert |
| Claude Hennesy | |
| Robert Hébert | |
| Louis Pérault | Doorman |
| Philippe Richard | |
| Léon Larive | Clerk |
| Colette Fleury | |
| Jean-Marie Robain | |
| Suzanne Hédouin | |
| Marcel Arnal |
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| Alain Nobis | |
| Adeline Aucoc | |
| Louise Nowa | |
| Mel Martin | Dancer |
| Françoise Alban | (uncredited) |
| Lucienne Juillet | (uncredited) |
| Paul Temps | (uncredited) |
Genres
Drama
Technical details
| Detail | Value |
|---|---|
| Original title | Quand tu liras cette lettre |
| Original language | Français (FR) |
| Spoken languages | Français |
| Production countries | France, Italy |
| Status | Released |
| Production companies | Titanus, Société Générale de Cinématographie (S.G.C.), Daunia, Jad Films, Lux Compagnie Cinématographique de France |
| Release date | 26 luglio 1953 |
| Production | Jean-Pierre Melville, Paul Temps |
| Writer | Jacques Deval |
| Editing | Marinette Cadix |
| Cinematography | Henri Alekan, Henri Tiquet |
| Assistant directors | Yannick Andrei, Pierre Blondy, Jean-Pierre Melville, Dagmar Bolin |
| Camera operators | Henri Tiquet, Henri Alekan |
| Additional photography | Henri Alekan, Henri Tiquet |
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| Production design | Robert Gys |
| Art direction | Robert Gys |
| Set decoration | Robert Gys |
| Music | Bernard Peiffer, Julien Coutelier |
| Sound | Bernard Peiffer, Julien Coutelier |
| Costume design | Janine Jarreau |
| Makeup | Janine Jarreau |
| Hairstyling | Janine Jarreau |
Release dates
Premiere
Limited release
Belgium / Oct 09, 1953 / Brussels
United States / Sep 14, 2018 / New York City, New York
Theatrical release
France / Jul 26, 1953
Italy / Sep 17, 1953
Türkiye / Jan 01, 1955
Portugal / Mar 11, 1955
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Germany / Mar 08, 1957 / West Germany
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