When You Read This Letter

1953 | 107 minutes | 6.0 ★ (20)

When You Read This Letter
  • Overview

    After a novice nun learns of the sudden death of her parents, she leaves the convent to manage the family business and look after her teenage sister. Both of them fall prey to a womanizing mechanic with psychopathic tendencies.

  • Release Date

    26 July 1953

  • DirectingJean-Pierre Melville
  • Budget

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  • Revenue

    $0.00

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