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1959 film by Mikhail Kalatozov

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Letter Never Sent is a 1960 Soviet drama and adventure film directed by Mikhail Kalatozov. The screenplay was written by Grigori Koltunov and Viktor Rozov, with music composed by Nikolay Kryukov. Sergey Urusevsky served as the director of photography. The production was handled by Mosfilm. The cast includes Tatiana Samoilova, Innokenty Smoktunovsky, Vasily Livanov, and Yevgeni Urbansky.

The film is presented in black-and-white and has a runtime of 97 minutes. Its narrative is set in Siberia. Themes include human versus nature, diamonds, wilderness, and unrequited love. The original language is Russian. It was released on June 27, 1960, and September 16, 1960.

The film holds a rating of 7.8 on IMDb and a vote average of 7.126 on TMDb. It is available for distribution via video on demand through Netflix and the Criterion Channel.

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Film · TMDB

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Four geologists are searching for diamonds in the wilderness of Siberia. After a long and tiresome journey they manage to find their luck and put the diamond mine on the map. The map must be delivered back to Moscow. But on the day of their departure a terrible forest fire wreaks havoc, and the geologists get trapped in the woods.

Released: 1960-06-2797 minDir: Mikheil KalatozishviliDrama, Adventure

Cast

  • Innokentiy Smoktunovskiy as Konstantin Sabinin
  • Tatyana Samoylova as Tanya
  • Vasiliy Livanov as Andrey
  • Evgeniy Urbanskiy as Sergey Stepanovich
  • Galina Kozhakina as Vera
  • Boris Kozhukhov

Themes

  • human vs nature
  • diamond
  • wilderness
  • unrequited love
  • nature
  • geologist
  • siberia
  • forest fire

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Ratings

IMDb

7.8/10

4,892 votes

Year
1960
Runtime
96 min
Genres
Adventure, Drama

via IMDb

Wikidata facts

Instance of
film
Country of origin
Soviet Union
Original language
Russian
Screenwriter
Viktor Rozov
Production company
Mosfilm
Cinematographer
Sergey Urusevsky
Narrative location
Siberia
Duration
97
FilmAffinity ID
162044
Distribution format
video on demand
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publication date
1960-09-16
title
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distributed by
Netflix
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