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When You Read This Letter (1953)
Directed by Jean-Pierre Melville
Drama · 1h 47m
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.
Cast
Philippe Lemaire
Max Trivet
Juliette Gréco
Thérèse Voise
Daniel Cauchy
Biquet
Irène Galter
Denise Voise
Yvonne Sanson
Irène Faugeret
Yvonne de Bray
Traveler
Jacques Deval
Investigating judge
Roland Lesaffre
Roland
Colette Régis
Superior
Marcel Delaître
Grandfather
Robert Dalban
Dick
Fernand Sardou
Mechanic
Crew
- Director
- Jean-Pierre Melville
- Writer
- Jacques Deval
- Director of Photography
- Henri Alekan
- Original Music Composer
- Bernard Peiffer
- Editor
- Marinette Cadix
- Producer
- Paul Temps, Jean-Pierre Melville
Details
- Original title
- Quand tu liras cette lettre
- Release date
- 1953-07-26
- Runtime
- 1h 47m
- Genres
- Drama
- Original language
- FR
- Spoken languages
- French
- Countries
- France, Italy
- Production
- Titanus, Société Générale de Cinématographie (S.G.C.), Daunia, Jad Films, Lux Compagnie Cinématographique de France