Letter from an Unknown Woman

1948 · directed by Max Ophüls

Rating
87/100
Hit
yes

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.

Letter from an Unknown Woman (1948), directed by Max Ophüls, rates 87/100 — a hit. See how its director, cast and crew rate across their careers.

Cast

  • Joan Fontaine
  • Louis Jourdan
  • Mady Christians
  • Marcel Journet
  • Art Smith
  • Carol Yorke
  • Howard Freeman
  • John Good
  • Leo B. Pessin
  • Erskine Sanford

Crew

More from Max Ophüls

  1. The Earrings of Madame de... (1953) — 85/100 · hit
  2. Caught (1949) — 81/100 · hit
  3. La Ronde (1950) — 80/100 · hit
  4. Le Plaisir (1952) — 77/100
  5. Lola Montès (1955) — 75/100
  6. The Reckless Moment (1949) — 69/100

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