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Letter from an Unknown Woman( 1948)

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

Overview

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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      Joan Fontaine

      Lisa Berndle

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      Louis Jourdan

      Stefan Brand

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      Mady Christians

      Frau Berndle

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      Marcel Journet

      Johann Stauffer

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      Art Smith

      John

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      Carol Yorke

      Marie

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      Howard Freeman

      Herr Kastner

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      John Good

      Lt. Leopold von Kaltnegger

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      Leo B. Pessin

      Stefan Jr.

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      Erskine Sanford

      Porter

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      Otto Waldis

      Concierge

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      Sonja Bryden

      Frau Spitzer

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      Patricia Alphin

      Pretty Girl (uncredited)

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      Harry Anderson

      Minor Role (uncredited)

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      Edit Angold

      Middle-Aged Woman (uncredited)

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      Betty Blythe

      Frau Kohner (uncredited)

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      Gabrielle Windsor

      Ballet Girl (uncredited)

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      June Wood

      Cashier (uncredited)

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      Judith Woodbury

      Model (uncredited)

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      Mary Worth

      Musician (uncredited)

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      Jack Worth

      Officer (uncredited)

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    A review by John Chard

    10
    Written by John Chard on Thu Dec 19 2013
    Beautiful 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 Freeman. Music is by Daniele Amfitheatrof and cinematography by Franz Planer. Masterpiece, the very definition of classic cinema is right here, a film that is both beautiful and tragic, a piece of cinema that’s crafted with such great skill by all involved it’s hard to believe some critics turned their noses up at it back on its original release. ...

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    Facts

    Status

    Released

    Original Language

    English

    Budget

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    Revenue

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    Keywords

    • love of one's life
    • anonymous letter
    • ignorance
    • author
    • duel
    • vienna, austria
    • illegitimate son