Movie: Letters from My Windmill

Top 10 Billed Cast

Antonin Fabre
Antonin Fabre

Maître Arnoton

Fernand Sardou
Fernand Sardou

M. Charnigue

Robert Vattier
Robert Vattier

le père Abbé

Pierrette Bruno
Pierrette Bruno

Vivette

Roger Crouzet
Roger Crouzet

Alphonse Daudet

Serge Davin
Serge Davin

Roumanille

Christian Lude
Christian Lude

le père Sylvestre

Henri Arius
Henri Arius

M. Decanis

Michel Galabru
Michel Galabru

Anselme

Rellys
Rellys

Le père Gaucher

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    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

  • Rating:

    3.4 starts
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  • Languages:

    Français
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