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| 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 | |
| rest of cast listed alphabetically: | |||
| Patricia Alphin | ... | Pretty (uncredited) | |
| Harry Anderson | ... | (uncredited) | |
| Edit Angold | ... | Middle-Aged Woman (uncredited) | |
| Lois Austin | ... | Elderly Woman (uncredited) | |
| Polly Bailey | ... | Passenger (uncredited) | |
| John T. Bambury | ... | Midget (uncredited) | |
| George Blagoi | ... | (uncredited) | |
| Betty Blythe | ... | Frau Kohner (uncredited) | |
| Walter Bonn | ... | Colonel Kohner (uncredited) | |
| Sven Hugo Borg | ... | Mover (uncredited) | |
| Robert W. Brown | ... | First Officer (uncredited) | |
| Paul E. Burns | ... | Concierge (uncredited) | |
| Douglas Carter | ... | Man (uncredited) | |
| Donald Chaffin | ... | Pedestrian (uncredited) | |
| Gordon Clark | ... | Street Singer (uncredited) | |
| Edmund Cobb | ... | Carriage Driver (uncredited) | |
| Tom Costello | ... | Musician (uncredited) | |
| Ashley Cowan | ... | Callow Youth (uncredited) | |
| Helen Dickson | ... | Large Woman (uncredited) | |
| Watson Downs | ... | Conductor (uncredited) | |
| Tay Dunn | ... | Young Officer (uncredited) | |
| Al Eben | ... | Waiter (uncredited) | |
| John Elliott | ... | Flower Vendor (uncredited) | |
| Edwin Fowler | ... | Dancing Master (uncredited) | |
| Curt Furburg | ... | Butler (uncredited) | |
| Lorraine Gale | ... | Girlfriend (uncredited) | |
| Joe Garcia | ... | Collector (uncredited) | |
| Jack Gargan | ... | Man (uncredited) | |
| Jack George | ... | Opera Critic (uncredited) | |
| Lisa Golm | ... | Musician (uncredited) | |
| Roy Gordon | ... | Elderly Man in Uniform (uncredited) | |
| William Gould | ... | The Bürgermeister (uncredited) | |
| Ilka Grüning | ... | Ticket Taker (uncredited) | |
| William Hall | ... | Mover (uncredited) | |
| Ramsay Hill | ... | Col. Steindorf (uncredited) | |
| Edna Holland | ... | Nun (uncredited) | |
| Mauritz Hugo | ... | Young Man (uncredited) | |
| Doretta Johnson | ... | Girlfriend (uncredited) | |
| Joseph Kamaryt | ... | Bavarian Mountain Climber (uncredited) | |
| Elizabeth Kerr | ... | (uncredited) | |
| Rex Lease | ... | Station Attendant (uncredited) | |
| William A. Lee | ... | Mover (uncredited) | |
| Arthur Lovejoy | ... | Footman (uncredited) | |
| Celia Lovsky | ... | Flower Vendor (uncredited) | |
| Michael Mark | ... | Cafe Customer (uncredited) | |
| John McCallum | ... | Store Helper (uncredited) | |
| Betty McDonough | ... | (uncredited) | |
| Hal Melone | ... | Waiter (uncredited) | |
| Torben Meyer | ... | Carriage Driver (uncredited) | |
| Howard M. Mitchell | ... | Man on Streetcar (uncredited) | |
| Kay Morley | ... | Daughter (uncredited) | |
| Leo Mostovoy | ... | Older Man (uncredited) | |
| Fred Nurney | ... | Officer on Street (uncredited) | |
| William H. O'Brien | ... | Footman (uncredited) | |
| Blanche Obronska | ... | Young Woman (uncredited) | |
| Manuel París | ... | Baron's Second (uncredited) | |
| Joe Ploski | ... | Moving Man (uncredited) | |
| Jean Ransome | ... | Maid (uncredited) | |
| Peggy Remington | ... | (uncredited) | |
| Bruce Riley | ... | Officer (uncredited) | |
| Paul Rochin | ... | Bavarian Man (uncredited) | |
| Countess Elektra Rozanska | ... | Elegant Lady (uncredited) | |
| Shimen Ruskin | ... | Older Man (uncredited) | |
| Norbert Schiller | ... | Stefan's Second (uncredited) | |
| Bill Schroff | ... | Waiter (uncredited) | |
| Irene Seidner | ... | Frau Mombert (uncredited) | |
| Jameson Shade | ... | Musician (uncredited) | |
| Lester Sharpe | ... | Critic (uncredited) | |
| Guy L. Shaw | ... | Cafe Patron (uncredited) | |
| Walter Soderling | ... | (uncredited) | |
| Pietro Sosso | ... | Coachman (uncredited) | |
| Helen Spring | ... | Middle-Aged Woman (uncredited) | |
| Lotte Stein | ... | Musician (uncredited) | |
| Hermine Sterler | ... | Mother Superior (uncredited) | |
| Cy Stevens | ... | Man (uncredited) | |
| Diane Stewart | ... | Girlfriend (uncredited) | |
| Vera Stokes | ... | Girlfriend (uncredited) | |
| Frieda Stoll | ... | Burgomeister's Wife (uncredited) | |
| Paul Peter Szemere | ... | Mover (uncredited) | |
| William Trenk | ... | Fritzel (uncredited) | |
| Lisl Valetti | ... | Musician (uncredited) | |
| Roland Varno | ... | Stefan's Second (uncredited) | |
| William Vedder | ... | Street Singer (uncredited) | |
| Erich von Schilling | ... | Usher (uncredited) | |
| Max Willenz | ... | Baggage Man (uncredited) | |
| Gabrielle Windsor | ... | Ballet Girl (uncredited) | |
| Judith Woodbury | ... | Model (uncredited) | |
| June Wood | ... | Cashier (uncredited) | |
| Jack Worth | ... | Officer (uncredited) | |
| Mary Worth | ... | Musician (uncredited) | |
Directed by | |||
| Max Ophüls | (as Max Opuls) | ||
Writing credits(in alphabetical order) | ||
| Howard Koch | screenplay | |
| Max Ophüls | uncredited | |
| Stefan Zweig | story | |
Produced by | |||
| John Houseman | .... | producer | |
| William Dozier | .... | executive producer (uncredited) | |
Original Music by | |||
| Daniele Amfitheatrof | |||
Cinematography by | |||
| Franz Planer | (director of photography) (as Frank Planer) | ||
Film Editing by | |||
| Ted J. Kent | |||
Art Direction by | |||
| Alexander Golitzen | |||
Set Decoration by | |||
| Russell A. Gausman | |||
| Ruby R. Levitt | |||
Costume Design by | |||
| Travis Banton | (gowns) | ||
Makeup Department | |||
| Carmen Dirigo | .... | hair stylist | |
| Bud Westmore | .... | makeup artist | |
| Lou LaCava | .... | makeup artist (uncredited) | |
Production Management | |||
| E. Dobbs | .... | production manager (uncredited) | |
Second Unit Director or Assistant Director | |||
| John Sherwood | .... | assistant director (as John F. Sherwood) | |
| Mickey Bennett | .... | second assistant director (uncredited) | |
| Les Warner | .... | second assistant director (uncredited) | |
Art Department | |||
| Wally Kirkpatrick | .... | props (uncredited) | |
Sound Department | |||
| Glenn E. Anderson | .... | sound (as Glenn F. Anderson) | |
| Leslie I. Carey | .... | sound | |
Camera and Electrical Department | |||
| Albert Anderson | .... | still photographer (uncredited) | |
| Tex Bellah | .... | best boy (uncredited) | |
| Walter Blummie | .... | camera operator (uncredited) | |
| Punk Smith | .... | key grip (uncredited) | |
| Roland Smith | .... | grip (uncredited) | |
Costume and Wardrobe Department | |||
| Virginia Tutwiler | .... | wardrobe (uncredited) | |
Music Department | |||
| David Tamkin | .... | orchestrator | |
| Jakob Gimpel | .... | musician: "Un Sospiro" (uncredited) | |
Other crew | |||
| William Dozier | .... | presenter | |
| Paul Elbogen | .... | technical advisor | |
| John Hambleton | .... | production coordinator | |
| Adele Cannon | .... | script supervisor (uncredited) | |
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It all starts from a schoolgirl crush.Louis Jourdan (b. 1919) is Stefan Brand, a concert pianist, who's leaving Vienna to avoid a duel.Before he leaves his servant gives him a letter from an unknown woman.The letter is from Lisa Berndl, played by Joan Fontaine (b. 1917).In that letter Lisa tells how deeply in love she's been with Stefan for many years.It all started when she was living as his neighbor as a schoolgirl.Letter from an Unknown Woman (1948) is a movie that Max Ophüls directed.I started watching the movie after about five minutes and I was too captivated by it so I couldn't stop watching it.It's a different kind of love story.Fontaine and Jourdan are perfect people for their parts.Joan Fontaine is amazing going from a teenager to a mature woman.The whole movie has a great casting.This movie is a true classic.A movie that will make you shed a few tears.