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Letter Never Sent (1960)
Neotpravlennoye pismo (original title)

97 min  -  Drama | Romance  -   16 September 1960 (Finland)
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Four geologists are searching for diamonds in the wilderness of Siberia.

Director:

Mikhail Kalatozov

Writers:

Grigori Koltunov, Valeri Osipov (screenplay), and 2 more credits »

Stars:

Tatyana Samojlova, Yevgeni Urbansky and Innokenti Smoktunovsky
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Cast

Cast overview:
Tatyana Samojlova Tatyana Samojlova ...
Tanya
Yevgeni Urbansky Yevgeni Urbansky ...
Sergei
Innokenti Smoktunovsky Innokenti Smoktunovsky ...
Sabinine
Vasili Livanov Vasili Livanov ...
Andrei
Galina Kozhakina Galina Kozhakina ...
Vera
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Storyline

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 on the day of their departure a terrible forest fire wreaks havoc, and the geologists get trapped in the woods. Written by Steve Shelokhonov  

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Plot Keywords:

Diamond | Geologist | Wilderness | Siberia | Forest  | See more »

Genres:

Drama | Romance

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Country:

Soviet Union

Language:

Russian

Release Date:

(Finland) See more »

Also Known As:

Älä odota kirjettä See more »

Filming Locations:

Russia

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Production Co:

Mosfilm See more »
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Sound Mix:

Mono

Color:

Black and White
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Trivia

In 1995 the film was restored by and shown in United States upon the financial support from Francis Coppola. See more »

Connections

Featured in "Fejezetek a film történetéböl: A szovjet film 1953-1970 (#1.12)" (1990) See more »