Movie·1948·1h 27m
Letter from an Unknown Woman
This is the love every woman lives for…the love every man would die for!
Directed By
Max Ophüls
Country
United States of America
Language
English
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The Story
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.
Written By
Howard Koch
Producer
John Houseman, William Dozier
Cinematography
Franz Planer
Music
Daniele Amfitheatrof
Editor
Ted J. Kent
Themes
Production House
Audience Score
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// cast
Cast
Joan Fontaine
Lisa Berndle
Louis Jourdan
Stefan Brand
Mady Christians
Frau Berndle
Marcel Journet
Johann Stauffer
Art Smith
John
Carol Yorke
Marie
Howard Freeman
Herr Kastner
John Good
Lt. Leopold von Kaltnegger
Leo B. Pessin
Stefan Jr.
Erskine Sanford
Porter
Otto Waldis
Concierge
Sonja Bryden
Frau Spitzer
Patricia Alphin
Pretty Girl (uncredited)
Harry Anderson
Minor Role (uncredited)
Edit Angold
Middle-Aged Woman (uncredited)
Betty Blythe
Frau Kohner (uncredited)
Gabrielle Windsor
Ballet Girl (uncredited)
June Wood
Cashier (uncredited)
// crew
Crew
Max Ophüls
Director
Howard Koch
Screenplay
John Houseman
Producer
William Dozier
Executive Producer
Daniele Amfitheatrof
Original Music Composer
Franz Planer
Director of Photography
Ted J. Kent
Editor
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