Letter Never Sent
Seen it?1960 | 97 min | Drama, Adventure
Sunday Safe Betearly ratingWhy it’s a Sunday Safe Bet
It earned strong reviews (83% on Rotten Tomatoes), though it had soft box office and little lasting buzz. A safe bet when you want something reliable.
Based on critics, audiences, awards, box office and buzz. Details below.Is it for you?
- Who'll love it
- Made for adventure fans. If you loved True Grit, start here. Critics rate it higher than audiences do, so it rewards patience more than it chases thrills.
- The mood
- Exciting.
- The pace
- Takes its time with its characters, at 1 hr 37 min.
- What might put you off
- It's in Russian, so expect subtitles (or a dub).
- Made in 1960: an older pace and style.
- Audiences were cooler on it than critics.
Four geologists are searching for diamonds in the wilderness of Siberia. After a long and tiresome journey they manage to find their luck and put the diamond mine on the map. The map must be delivered back to Moscow. But on the day of their departure a terrible forest fire wreaks havoc, and the geologists get trapped in the woods.
How it earned its rating
- CriticsStrong
83% on Rotten Tomatoes
- AudiencesSolid
7.2 out of 10
- AwardsNot counted
No major awards or nominations
- Reach & staying powerBelow par
Streaming release that reached a small audience so far; still draws a steady audience long after release
- Buzz & cultural impactBelow par
About 11K people sought it out in the past year
Trailer
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Cast & crew
Directed by Mikhail Kalatozov
- Innokentiy SmoktunovskiyKonstantin Sabinin
- Tatyana SamoylovaTanya
- Vasiliy LivanovAndrey
- Evgeniy UrbanskiySergey Stepanovich
- Galina KozhakinaVera
- Boris Kozhukhov