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Letter from an Unknown Woman is a 1948 American film directed by Max Ophüls. It was based on the novella of the same name by Stefan Zweig. The film stars Joan Fontaine, Louis Jourdan, Mady Christians and Marcel Journet. In 1992, Letter from an Unknown Woman was selected for preservation in the United States National Film Registry by the Library of Congress as being "culturally, historically, or aesthetically significant".
Original Release
04/28/1948
US Release
04/28/1948
Cast
| Name | Character |
|---|
| Joan Fontaine | Lisa Berndle |
| Louis Jourdan | Stefan Brand |
| Mady Christians | Frau Berndle |
| Marcel Journet | Johann Stauffer |
| Art Smith | John |
| Carol Yorke | Marie |
| Howard Freeman | Herr Kastner |
| John Good | Lt. Leopold von Kaltnegger |
| Leo B. Pessin | Stefan Jr. |
| Erskine Sanford | Porter |
Directors
Writers
Max Ophüls, Howard Koch, Stefan Zweig
Cast
| Name | Character |
|---|
| Joan Fontaine | Lisa Berndle |
| Louis Jourdan | Stefan Brand |
| Mady Christians | Frau Berndle |
| Marcel Journet | Johann Stauffer |
| Art Smith | John |
| Carol Yorke | Marie |
| Howard Freeman | Herr Kastner |
| John Good | Lt. Leopold von Kaltnegger |
| Leo B. Pessin | Stefan Jr. |
| Erskine Sanford | Porter |
| Otto Waldis | Concierge |
| Sonja Bryden | Frau Spitzer |
| Patricia Alphin | Pretty |
| Edit Angold | Middle-Aged Woman |
| Joe Ardao | Small man |
| Lois Austin | Elderly Woman |
| Polly Bailey | Passenger |
| John T. Bambury | Midget |
| Betty Blythe | Frau Kohner |
| Walter Bonn | Col. Kohner |
Producers
| Name | Role |
|---|
| William Dozier | Executive Producer |
| Joan Fontaine | Producer |
| Nate Blumberg | Producer |
| John Houseman | Producer |
