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8.0 1h 20m

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.

Top Cast

  • Alberto Cavalcanti

    Alberto Cavalcanti

    Astronomer

  • James Cellier

    James Cellier

    Private

  • Paul Crauchet

    Paul Crauchet

    Pianist

  • Gilles Katz

    Gilles Katz

    SS captain

  • Pierre Tabard

    Pierre Tabard

    Kurt Hankka

  • Patricia Saint-Georges

    Patricia Saint-Georges

    Karl's wife

  • Frédérique Meininger

    Frédérique Meininger

    Nurse

  • Gilles Ségal

    Gilles Ségal

    Paul

Overview

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.

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