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Letter Never Sent
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Directed by Mikhail Kalatozov
1960•1h 37m•NR•★ 7.2
Adventure / Drama
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Four Soviet geologists on an arduous expedition deep into the Siberian wilderness strike a rich deposit of diamonds, but on the morning they prepare to return home, a catastrophic, raging forest wildfire traps them, turning their survival trek into a harrowing battle against smoke, freezing taiga blizzards, and exhaustion. Mikhail Kalatozov and Sergei Urusevsky's visually astonishing wilderness survival masterpiece featuring insane handheld long takes directly through flames and blizzards.
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DirectorMikhail Kalatozov
WriterViktor RozovValeri OsipovGrigoriy Koltunov
CinematographySergei Urusevsky
MusicNikolai Kryukov
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Runtime1h 37m (97 mins)
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DirectorMikhail Kalatozov
LanguagesRussian
CountrySU
StudioMosfilm
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