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Release Year1969
Runtime1h 20m
LanguageFrench
CertificationNR
GenresDrama
Votes1
DirectorGilles Katz
WritersGilles Katz
TypeFeature Film
Rating8.0 out of 10
Cast8 credited
Also Known AsLettres de Stalingrad
About Lettres de Stalingrad
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.
Directed by Gilles Katz, Lettres de Stalingrad leans on a strong ensemble — Alberto Cavalcanti, James Cellier, Paul Crauchet — to carry a story that balances spectacle with character.
The film landed with audiences for its craft and performances, and remains one of the most talked-about drama titles of 1969.
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