Movie
Letter from an Unknown Woman
Overview
A pianist about to flee from a duel receives a letter from a woman he cannot remember. As she tells the story of her lifelong love for him, he is forced to reinterpret his own past.
Details
- Release date
- 1948-04-28
- Runtime
- 87 min
- Genres
- Drama, Romance
- Status
- Released
- Production
- Universal Pictures, Rampart Productions, Universal International Pictures
- Country
- United States of America
- Original language
- EN
Cast
- Joan Fontaine as Lisa Berndle
- Louis Jourdan as Stefan Brand
- Mady Christians as Frau Berndle
- Marcel Journet as Johann Stauffer
- Art Smith as John
- Carol Yorke as Marie
- Howard Freeman as Herr Kastner
- John Good as Lt. Leopold von Kaltnegger
- Leo B. Pessin as Stefan Jr.
- Erskine Sanford as Porter
- Otto Waldis as Concierge
- Sonja Bryden as Frau Spitzer
Crew
- Max Ophüls - Director
- Howard Koch - Screenplay
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