Letter Never Sent (1960)

7.8Not Rated97 minDirector: Mikhail Kalatozov

1960 film

Letter Never Sent (Russian: Неотправленное письмо, translit. Neotpravlennoye pismo, sometimes translated as The Unsent Letter or The Unmailed Letter) is a 1960 Soviet adventure drama film directed by Mikhail Kalatozov and starring Tatiana Samoilova. It was entered into the 1960 Cannes Film Festival, but was withdrawn just before the screening on 17 May; according to the Soviet representatives, the film was "unfinished" (as a matter of fact, Kalatozov wanted to re-shoot some sequences before the premiere in the USSR).

The film was shot in black-and-white with a 4:3 aspect ratio and monaural sound. It was Kalatozov's follow-up to perhaps his most lauded film, The Cranes Are Flying, which also starred Samoilova.

Plot summary adapted from Wikipedia, licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0.

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What is Letter Never Sent about?
Letter Never Sent (1960) — The film is based on the eponymous book by Valery Osipov. 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 o
Is Letter Never Sent based on a true story?
See the production background and source material details on the official Wikipedia article.
Is Letter Never Sent scary?
Content rating: Not Rated. See the reviews tab for parental guidance and tone notes.