Drama ·Romance · United States of America · 1948 · 1h 27m

Letter from an Unknown Woman

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Director
Max Ophüls
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
Crew
Franz Planer — Director of Photography Ted J. Kent — Editor Daniele Amfitheatrof — Original Music Composer Howard Koch — Screenplay Stefan Zweig — Novel John Houseman — Producer
Tagline

This is the love every woman lives for…the love every man would die for!

Synopsis

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.

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Mood & Themes
love of one's lifeanonymous letterignoranceauthorduelvienna, austriaillegitimate son
Key Collaborators
Max Ophüls Director Franz Planer Director of Photography Ted J. Kent Editor Daniele Amfitheatrof Original Music Composer Howard Koch Screenplay Stefan Zweig Novel John Houseman Producer Travis Banton Costume Design
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