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Letter From An Unknown Woman


Date: 1948
Type: Drama
Rating: 2 Stars 2/5
Colour: Black and White
Director: Max Ophuls
Producer: John Houseman

Comment/Synopsis

Louis Jourdan is a concert pianist who is planning to leave Vienna to avoid a duel when he receives a letter from woman (Joan Fontain). A series of flash backs recount how he and Joan Fontaine had met when she was a girl, a young woman and a more mature woman. This was produced by a company that was owned by Joan Faontaine. It is considered one of Joan Faontaine's best performances.

Actors

Joan FontaineJoan Fontaine
Louis JourdanLouis Jourdan
Mady Christians
Marcel Journet
Art Smith
Carol Yorke

Oscars

None