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Lettres de Stalingrad (1969)

★ 8.0/10 80 min Drama France French
Director: Gilles Katz
Writer: Gilles Katz
Streaming: Not available

Description

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.

Top Cast

Alberto Cavalcanti
Alberto Cavalcanti Astronomer
James Cellier Private
Paul Crauchet
Paul Crauchet Pianist
Gilles Katz SS captain
Pierre Tabard
Pierre Tabard Kurt Hankka
Patricia Saint-Georges Karl's wife
Frédérique Meininger
Frédérique Meininger Nurse
Gilles Ségal
Gilles Ségal Paul

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