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Letters from My Windmill(1954)
Status: Released
Date: 1954-11-05
68%
8 Votes
Time: 2h 40m
Overview:
Set in the countryside of Provence, the film is based on three tales from Alphonse Daudet's 1869 short story collection Letters from My Windmill: "The Three Low Masses", "The Elixir of Father Gaucher" and "The Secret of Master Cornille".
Languages: French.
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Movie: Letters from My Windmill
Top 10 Billed Cast
Antonin Fabre
Maître Arnoton
Fernand Sardou
M. Charnigue
Robert Vattier
le père Abbé
Pierrette Bruno
Vivette
Roger Crouzet
Alphonse Daudet
Christian Lude
le père Sylvestre
Henri Arius
M. Decanis
Michel Galabru
Anselme
Rellys
Le père Gaucher
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Overview
Set in the countryside of Provence, the film is based on three tales from Alphonse Daudet's 1869 short story collection Letters from My Windmill: "The Three Low Masses", "The Elixir of Father Gaucher" and "The Secret of Master Cornille".
Release Date
1954-11-05
Average
6.8
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