Letter from an Unknown Woman backdrop

Letter from an Unknown Woman 1948 Directed by Max Ophüls

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

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.

Country USA
Production Country USA
Language English
Spoken Language English
Release Date 28 April 1948
87 mins
Cast
Joan Fontaine Lisa Berndle
Louis Jourdan Stefan Brand
Mady Christians Frau Berndle
Marcel Journet Johann Stauffer
Howard Freeman Herr Kastner
John Good Lt. Leopold von Kaltnegger
Leo B. Pessin Stefan Jr.
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)
Judith Woodbury Model (uncredited)
Mary Worth Musician (uncredited)
Jack Worth Officer (uncredited)