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Letter from an Unknown Woman

1948 · Film · 87 min

  • Drama
  • Romance

Plot

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.

About Letter from an Unknown Woman

Letter from an Unknown Woman is a 1948 American romantic melodrama film released by Universal-International and directed by Max Ophüls (listed as Max Opuls in the opening credits sequence). It was based on the 1922 novella of the same name by Stefan Zweig. The film stars Joan Fontaine, Louis Jourdan, Mady Christians, and Marcel Journet. In 1992, Letter from an Unknown Woman was selected for preservation in the United States National Film Registry by the Library of Congress as being "culturally, historically, or aesthetically significant". In July 2021, the film was shown in the Cannes Classics section at the 2021 Cannes Film Festival.

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Cast

  • Joan FontaineLisa Berndle
  • Louis JourdanStefan Brand
  • Mady ChristiansFrau Berndle
  • Marcel JournetJohann Stauffer
  • Art SmithJohn
  • Carol YorkeMarie
  • Howard FreemanHerr Kastner
  • John GoodLt. Leopold von Kaltnegger
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