Salma Hayek, Marisa Paredes, and Fernando Luján in No One Writes to the Colonel (1999)

No One Writes to the Colonel

Original title: El coronel no tiene quien le escriba
Movie1999• Not Rated• 2h 2m
Drama
⭐ 6.6 / 10(1,362)

Every Friday, the Colonel heads to the dock in his suit, anticipating a pension letter that will never arrive, as everyone in town knows. His wife and even he are aware, but he continues to wait, burdened by his son's death.

Rated
Not Rated
Runtime
2h 2m
Released
1999
Country
Mexico, France, Spain

Details

Release year: 1999

Storyline

Every Friday, the Colonel heads to the dock in his suit, anticipating a pension letter that will never arrive, as everyone in town knows. His wife and even he are aware, but he continues to wait, burdened by his son's death.

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User reviews

⭐ 8/10

Gabriel García Márquez' short novel adapted to an exquisite film

👍 15 · 7/4/2001
⭐ 8/10

A Slow and Touching Movie, Which Reflects the Social and Financial Situation of Most of the Elder Retired Persons in Third World Countries

👍 11 · 5/15/2004
⭐ 8/10

Do not start exploring the García Márquez world with this one

👍 4 · 9/2/2014

Technical specs

Sound mix
Dolby
Aspect ratio
1.85 : 1
Color
Color
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