Letter from an Unknown Woman
A renowned pianist discovers a haunting letter from a woman who loved him in secret for years, forcing him to confront the truth of his own forgotten past.
“This is the love every woman lives for…the love every man would die for!”
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A pianist on the verge of fleeing from a duel receives a letter from a woman he does not recognize. In the letter, she recounts her lifelong love for him, compelling him to reexamine and reinterpret his own past.
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Edited by Ted J KentShot by Franz PlanerScored by Daniele Amfitheatrof
Also known as
- Brief einer Unbekanntende
- Carta de una desconocidaes
- Lettre d'une inconnuefr
- Lettera da una sconosciutait
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19 unique people credited
Top billed cast
Mady Christians
as Frau Berndle
Marcel Journet
as Johann Stauffer
Art Smith
as John
Carol Yorke
as Marie
Howard Freeman
as Herr Kastner
Joan Fontaine
as Lisa Berndle
Louis Jourdan
as Stefan Brand
John Good
as Lt. Leopold von Kaltnegger
Leo B Pessin
as Stefan Jr.
Erskine Sanford
as Porter
Travis Banton
as … Costume Design
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