“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.
Max Ophüls
John Houseman
Howard Koch
Franz Planer
Daniele Amfitheatrof
Joan Fontaine
Lisa Berndle
Louis Jourdan
Stefan Brand
Mady Christians
Frau Berndle
Marcel Journet
Johann Stauffer
Art Smith
John
Carol Yorke
Marie
Howard Freeman
Herr Kastner
John Good
Lt. Leopold von Kaltnegger
Leo B. Pessin
Stefan Jr.
Erskine Sanford
Porter
Otto Waldis
Concierge
Sonja Bryden
Frau Spitzer
... and 9 more
John Chard
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 cinemat...
CinemaSerf
At 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 her infatuation with him when she was his young ne...
Letter From An Unknown Woman (1948) Official Trailer - Joan Fontaine, Louis Jourdan Movie HD
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Universal Pictures
Rampart Productions
Universal International Pictures