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Letter from an Unknown Woman (1948)
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A pianist about to flee from a duel receives a letter from a woman he cannot remember whom may hold the key to his downfall. Director:Max Ophüls |
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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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In Vienna, about 1900, a dashing man arrives at his flat, instructing his manservant that he will leave before morning: the man is Stefan Brand, formerly a concert pianist, planning to leave Vienna to avoid a duel. His servant gives him a letter from an unknown woman, which he reads. In flashbacks we see the lifelong passion of Lisa Berndle for him: first as a girl who was his neighbor; next as a young woman who, in secret, has his child; then as a mature woman who meets him again and abandons husband and son to be with him. Each time he does not remember who she is or that they have ever met. By morning, he has finished the letter, and her husband awaits satisfaction. Written by <jhailey@hotmail.com>
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(uncredited)
Music by Franz Liszt
Played on piano by Louis Jourdan (dubbed by Jakob Gimpel)
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"The Screen Guild Theater" broadcast a 30 minute radio adaptation of the movie on March 10, 1949 with Joan Fontaine and Louis Jordan reprising their film roles. See more »Quotes
Lisa Berndl: Now I'm alone. My head throbs and my temples are burning. Perhaps God has been kind, and I too have caught the fever. If this letter reaches you, believe this - that I love you now as I've always loved you. My life can be measured by the moments I've had with you and our child. If only you could have shared those moments, if only you could have recognized what was always yours, could have found what was never lost. If only...See more »
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"Un sospiro"(uncredited)
Music by Franz Liszt
Played on piano by Louis Jourdan (dubbed by Jakob Gimpel)
Also used as main theme in the score See more »
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