---
title: 'Letter from an Unknown Woman (1948)'
type: 'film'
director: 'Max Ophüls'
released: '1948-01-01'
runtime_minutes: 86
genres:
  - 'Drama'
  - 'Romance'
countries:
  - 'United States'
canonical: 'https://cinepixo.com/movies/letter-from-an-unknown-woman-1948'
review_count: 0
imdb: 'https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0040536/'
publisher: 'CinePixo'
---

# Letter from an Unknown Woman (1948)

1948 · 86 min · Drama, Romance · United States


## Synopsis

Letter from an Unknown Woman is a 1948 American romantic melodrama film released by Universal-International and directed by Max Ophüls. 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.

## Credits

- **Director:** [Max Ophüls](https://cinepixo.com/people/max-ophuls)
- **Screenplay:** [Max Ophüls](https://cinepixo.com/people/max-ophuls), [Howard Koch](https://cinepixo.com/people/howard-koch)
- **Original Music Composer:** [Daniele Amfitheatrof](https://cinepixo.com/people/daniele-amfitheatrof)
- **Producer:** [John Houseman](https://cinepixo.com/people/john-houseman)
- **Director of Photography:** [Franz Planer](https://cinepixo.com/people/franz-planer)
- **Editor:** [Ted J. Kent](https://cinepixo.com/people/ted-j-kent)

## Cast

- [Betty Blythe](https://cinepixo.com/people/betty-blythe)
- [Art Smith](https://cinepixo.com/people/art-smith)
- [Joan Fontaine](https://cinepixo.com/people/joan-fontaine)
- [Mady Christians](https://cinepixo.com/people/mady-christians)
- [Louis Jourdan](https://cinepixo.com/people/louis-jourdan)
- [Otto Waldis](https://cinepixo.com/people/otto-waldis)
- [Howard Freeman](https://cinepixo.com/people/howard-freeman)
- [Erskine Sanford](https://cinepixo.com/people/erskine-sanford)
- [Willy Trenk-Trebitsch](https://cinepixo.com/people/willy-trenk-trebitsch)
- [Marcel Journet](https://cinepixo.com/people/marcel-journet)
- [Celia Lovsky](https://cinepixo.com/people/celia-lovsky)
- [Roland Varno](https://cinepixo.com/people/roland-varno)

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