Story Line
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.
“This is the love every woman lives for…the love every man would die for!”
Top Cast
Joan Fontaine
Lisa Berndle
Louis Jourdan
Stefan Brand
Mady Christians
Frau Berndle
Marcel Journet
Johann Stauffer
Art Smith
John
Carol Yorke
Marie
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Rating
7.8/ 10
Release Date
1948-04-28
Runtime
1h 27m
Genres
DramaRomance
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User Reviews (2)
John Chard
10/10
•12/19/2013Beautiful Tragedy.
Letter from an Unknown Woman is directed by Max Ophuls, who also co-adapts the screenplay with Howard Koch from the novella written by Stefan Zweig. It stars Joan Fontaine, Louis Jordan, Mady Christians, Art Smith and Howard Fre...
CinemaSerf
7/10
•7/9/2022At the turn of the 20th century, "Brand" (Louis Jourdan) is sitting in Vienna contemplating not only a duel the next morning - which he has no intention of attending - but also a letter he has recently received from "Lisa" (Joan Fontaine) explaining ...