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This is the love every woman lives for…the love every man would die for! - Letter from an Unknown Woman
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Title: Letter from an Unknown Woman

Release Date: 28 Apr 1948

Runtime: 1h 27m

Genre: Drama, Romance

Director: Universal Pictures, Rampart Productions, Universal International Pictures

Production Companies: Universal Pictures, Rampart Productions, Universal International Pictures

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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Ratings

Average Vote: 7.8 (306 votes)

Cast

  • Lisa Berndle: Joan Fontaine
  • Stefan Brand: Louis Jourdan
  • Frau Berndle: Mady Christians
  • Johann Stauffer: Marcel Journet
  • John: Art Smith
  • Marie: Carol Yorke
  • Herr Kastner: Howard Freeman
  • Lt. Leopold von Kaltnegger: John Good
  • Stefan Jr.: Leo B. Pessin
  • Porter: Erskine Sanford
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