Letter from an Unknown Woman (1948)

8.6	Listal rating
8	IMDB rating

Drama (4), Romance (3), 1940s (2), 1948 (2), Usa (1), Classic (1), Black & White (1), 300 Greatest Films (1), 501 Must-See (1), Zweig (1)

Description

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 ... (more)

Directed by

Max Ophüls

Starring (View all) :

Lisa Berndle

Stefan Brand

Frau Berndle

Johann Stauffer

John

Marie

Herr Kastner

Lt. Leopold von Kaltnegger

Leo B. Pessin

Stefan Jr.

Erskine Sanford

Porter

Written by (View all) :

Stefan Zweig

(story)

Howard Koch

screenplay

Videos


	Scene from Letter from an Unknown Woman

Lists


	63 votes 1001 Movies You Must See Before You Die (1000 items) by upidipi Published 7 months, 1 week ago 8 comments 42 votes Visually Exceptional Films, B&W 4:3 (122 items) by Harmonica Published 1 year, 1 month ago 6 comments 9 votes Time Out's 1000 Films to Change Your Life (1000 items) by AFIoscar Published 2 months ago 2 comments 8 votes The 1000 Greatest Films (300 items) by Ibetolis Published 1 year, 3 months ago 3 comments 8 votes Jonathan Rosenbaum 1940 - 1949 (101 items) by Lamourhaaja Published 12 months ago View all lists