Release Date

23 May, 1972

Runtime

01:20: (HH:MM)

Synopsis

This film is based on actual letters German soldiers sent home from the siege of Leningrad during World War II. The litany of trouble these poor grunts endured is lamentable. One complains of returning home an invalid. An SS man has bad dreams about the Russian tank-driver he killed. Another complains when he sits down to hear a piano recital and one of the musicians has frozen fingers. Another soldier swears he will never forgive his father for injuries he suffered in the invasion of Leningrad. Stock footage of wars from World War II to Vietnam are inserted and give an ironic tinge to the feature.

Original Title

Lettres de Stalingrad

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Actors

Alberto Cavalcanti

James Cellier

Paul Crauchet

Gilles Katz

Pierre Tabard

Patricia Saint-Georges

Frédérique Meininger

Gilles Ségal

Crew