---
title: 'When You Read This Letter (1953)'
type: 'film'
director: 'Jean-Pierre Melville'
released: '1953-01-01'
runtime_minutes: 120
genres:
  - 'Drama'
countries:
  - 'France'
  - 'Italy'
canonical: 'https://cinepixo.com/movies/when-you-read-this-letter-1953'
review_count: 0
imdb: 'https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0045981/'
publisher: 'CinePixo'
---

# When You Read This Letter (1953)

1953 · 120 min · Drama · France, Italy

Original title: Quand tu liras cette lettre

## Synopsis

When You Read This Letter is a 1953 French-Italian drama film directed by Jean-Pierre Melville and starring Philippe Lemaire, Juliette Gréco and Yvonne Sanson.

## Credits

- **Screenplay:** [Jacques Deval](https://cinepixo.com/people/jacques-deval)
- **Director:** [Jean-Pierre Melville](https://cinepixo.com/people/jean-pierre-melville)
- **Producer:** [Jean-Pierre Melville](https://cinepixo.com/people/jean-pierre-melville)
- **Original Music Composer:** [Mark Snow](https://cinepixo.com/people/mark-snow)
- **Director of Photography:** [Henri Alekan](https://cinepixo.com/people/henri-alekan)

## Cast

- [Jean-Marie Robain](https://cinepixo.com/people/jean-marie-robain)
- [Yvonne Sanson](https://cinepixo.com/people/yvonne-sanson)
- [Jane Morlet](https://cinepixo.com/people/jane-morlet)
- [Yvonne de Bray](https://cinepixo.com/people/yvonne-de-bray)
- [Daniel Cauchy](https://cinepixo.com/people/daniel-cauchy)
- [Jacques Deval](https://cinepixo.com/people/jacques-deval)
- [Irène Galter](https://cinepixo.com/people/irene-galter)
- [Paul Temps](https://cinepixo.com/people/paul-temps)
- [Juliette Gréco](https://cinepixo.com/people/juliette-greco)
- [Léon Larive](https://cinepixo.com/people/leon-larive)
- [Fernand Sardou](https://cinepixo.com/people/fernand-sardou)
- [Robert Dalban](https://cinepixo.com/people/robert-dalban)
- [Marcel Delaître](https://cinepixo.com/people/marcel-delaitre)
- [Philippe Lemaire](https://cinepixo.com/people/philippe-lemaire)
- [Roland Lesaffre](https://cinepixo.com/people/roland-lesaffre)

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