Film

Lettres de Stalingrad

1969 · 1h 20m · Drama

IMDb

6.2

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.

Alberto Cavalcanti

Astronomer

James Cellier

Private

Paul Crauchet

Pianist

Gilles Katz

SS captain

Pierre Tabard

Kurt Hankka

Patricia Saint-Georges

Karl's wife

Frédérique Meininger

Nurse

Gilles Ségal

Paul

• Gilles KatzDirector · Writer
• Gérard BrissaudDirector of Photography
• Chantal DelattreEditor

Release date

November 10, 1969

Status

Released

Original language

French

Runtime

1h 20m

Genres

Drama