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!

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.

• Released: 1948-04-28
• Genres: Drama, Romance
• Runtime: 1h 27m
• Status: Released
• TMDB rating: 7.8/10 from 350 votes

Directed by Max Ophüls.

Top cast

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

Full cast & crew

Where to watch Letter from an Unknown Woman

• United States: stream on FlixFling; watch free on The Roku Channel, Mometu; rent on Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home; buy on Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home
• United Kingdom: watch free on BBC iPlayer
• Canada: stream on FlixFling; rent on FlixFling; buy on FlixFling

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