

Plot Summary
Every Friday, the Colonel puts on his only suit and goes to the dock to await a letter announcing the arrival of his pension. But the townsfolk all know that this pension will never come. His wife also knows it, and even he knows it. But he is still waiting, living with the pain of the death of his son.
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Director & Crew
Arturo Ripstein
Director
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No One Writes to the Colonel was directed by Arturo Ripstein and released in 1999.
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No One Writes to the Colonel has a runtime of 1 hours and 58 minutes.
Movie Details
- Release Date
- 1999-06-02
- Status
- Released

















