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The Letter
The Letter

The Letter

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T. finds a letter. Instead of just dropping it in a mailbox, he decides, conscientious as he is, to deliver it personally. He wanders the entire world, discovers astounding forms of existence, but cannot be hindered from his duty and keeps looking until he finally finds the address. There, he finds out that he has delivered his own judgment.

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Budget

$--

Revenue

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Status

Released

Original Language

German

Runtime

80 mins

Rating

0/10

Release Date

25 November 1966

Country

Germany

Cast

Vlado Kristl

Vlado Kristl

Horst Acher

Horst Acher

Horst Manfred Adloff

Horst Manfred Adloff

Peter Berling

Peter Berling

Boris von Borresholm

Boris von Borresholm

Walter Krüttner

Walter Krüttner

Klaus Lemke

Klaus Lemke

Christian Rischert

Christian Rischert

Peter Schamoni

Peter Schamoni

Eckhart Schmidt

Eckhart Schmidt

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