Letters from My Windmill

Letters from My Windmill

1954•2h 40m•6.8/10

ComedyDrama

Ratings

🎬TMDb

6.8/10(8)

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".

Open in PickFlick

Language

FR

Status

Released

Release Date

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

Roumanille

Christian Lude

Christian Lude

le père Sylvestre

Henri Arius

Henri Arius

M. Decanis

Michel Galabru

Michel Galabru

Anselme

Rellys

Rellys

Le père Gaucher

Alphonse Daudet

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