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Letter from an Unknown Woman
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| Letter from an Unknown Woman | |
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| Directed by | Max Ophüls |
| Written by | Howard Koch based on a novel by Stefan Zweig |
| Starring | Joan Fontaine Louis Jourdan |
| Release date(s) | 1948 |
| Running time | 86 min. |
| Language | English |
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Letter from an Unknown Woman (Brief einer Unbekannten) is a novella authored by Stefan Zweig, which tells the story of a writer who, while reading a letter written by a woman he does not remember, gets glimpses into her life story.
In 1948, it was adapted to film by Howard Koch. It stars Joan Fontaine, Louis Jourdan, Mady Christians and Marcel Journet. It was directed by Max Ophüls. The film has been deemed "culturally significant" by the Library of Congress and selected for preservation in the United States National Film Registry.
In 2004 a Chinese adaptation of the novel was made. It was directed by Jinglei Xu.
- Letter from an Unknown Woman at the Internet Movie Database (1948 Max Ophüls film)
- Letter from an Unknown Woman at the Internet Movie Database (2004 Jinglei Xu film)
- Text of the novella from web.archive.org
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