Letter from an Unknown Woman (1948)
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.
Director:
Max Ophüls
Writer:
Howard Koch
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Joan Fontaine as Lisa Berndle |
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Louis Jourdan as Stefan Brand |
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Mady Christians as Frau Berndle |
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Marcel Journet as Johann Stauffer |
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Art Smith as John |
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Carol Yorke as Marie |
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Howard Freeman as Herr Kastner |
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John Good as Lt. Leopold von Kaltnegger |
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Leo B. Pessin as Stefan Jr. |
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Erskine Sanford as Porter |
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Otto Waldis as Concierge |
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Sonja Bryden as Frau Spitzer |
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Patricia Alphin as Pretty Girl (uncredited) |
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Harry Anderson as Minor Role (uncredited) |
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Edit Angold as Middle-Aged Woman (uncredited) |
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Betty Blythe as Frau Kohner (uncredited) |
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Gabrielle Windsor as Ballet Girl (uncredited) |
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June Wood as Cashier (uncredited) |
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Judith Woodbury as Model (uncredited) |
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Mary Worth as Musician (uncredited) |
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Jack Worth as Officer (uncredited) |
| Camera | Franz Planer | Director of Photography |
| Production | John Houseman | Producer |
| Sound | Daniele Amfitheatrof | Original Music Composer |
| Writing | Howard Koch | Screenplay |
| Writing | Stefan Zweig | Author |
| Directing | Max Ophüls | Director |
| Production | William Dozier | Executive Producer |
| Costume & Make-Up | Travis Banton | Costume Design |
| Art | Russell A. Gausman | Set Decoration |
| Sound | Glenn E. Anderson | Sound Designer |
| Art | Ruby R. Levitt | Set Decoration |
| Sound | Leslie I. Carey | Sound Designer |
| Art | Alexander Golitzen | Art Direction |
| Editing | Ted J. Kent | Editor |
| Writing | Stefan Zweig | Novel |
| Costume & Make-Up | Virginia Tutwiler | Wardrobe Designer |
| Lighting | Tex Bellah | Best Boy Electrician |
| Art | Wally Kirkpatrick | Props |
| Camera | Roland Smith | Grip |
| Costume & Make-Up | Bud Westmore | Makeup Artist |
| Costume & Make-Up | Lou LaCava | Makeup Artist |
| Costume & Make-Up | Carmen Dirigo | Hairstylist |