Letter from an Unknown Woman (1948 film)
1948 film by Max Ophüls / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Letter from an Unknown Woman is a 1948 American drama romance film released by Universal-International and directed by Max Ophüls (listed as Max Opuls in the opening credits sequence). It was based on the 1922 novella of the same name by Stefan Zweig. The film stars Joan Fontaine, Louis Jourdan, Mady Christians, and Marcel Journet (actor) [fr].
Letter from an Unknown Woman | |
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Directed by | Max Ophüls |
Screenplay by | Howard Koch |
Based on | Letter from an Unknown Woman by Stefan Zweig |
Produced by | John Houseman |
Starring | Joan Fontaine Louis Jourdan |
Cinematography | Franz Planer |
Edited by | Ted J. Kent |
Music by | Daniele Amfitheatrof |
Color process | Black and white |
Production company | Rampart Productions |
Distributed by | Universal-International |
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Running time | 86 minutes |
Country | United States |
Language | English |
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".[1][2] In July 2021, the film was shown in the Cannes Classics section at the 2021 Cannes Film Festival.[3]