When You Read This Letter
1953•1h 47m•5.9•Released
Drama
After a novice nun learns of the sudden death of her parents, she leaves the convent to manage the family business and look after her teenage sister. Both of them fall prey to a womanizing mechanic with psychopathic tendencies.
Director
Jean-Pierre Melville
Writer
Jacques Deval
Languages
French
Studio
Titanus
Cast
Philippe Lemaire
Max Trivet
Juliette Gréco
Thérèse Voise
Daniel Cauchy
Biquet
Irène Galter
Denise Voise
Yvonne Sanson
Irène Faugeret
Yvonne de Bray
Traveler
Jacques Deval
Investigating judge
Roland Lesaffre
Roland
Colette Régis
Superior
Marcel Delaître
Grandfather
Robert Dalban
Dick
Fernand Sardou
Mechanic
Claude Borelli
Lola
Jane Morlet
Grandmother
Suzy Willy
Mrs. Gobert
Production
Company
Titanus
Company
Société Générale de Cinématographie (S.G.C.)
Company
Daunia
Company
Jad Films
Company
Lux Compagnie Cinématographique de France
Producer
Paul Temps
Producer
Jean-Pierre Melville
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