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.
Cast
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
Patricia Alphin
Pretty Girl (uncredited)
Harry Anderson
Minor Role (uncredited)
Edit Angold
Middle-Aged Woman (uncredited)
Betty Blythe
Frau Kohner (uncredited)
Gabrielle Windsor
Ballet Girl (uncredited)
June Wood
Cashier (uncredited)
Judith Woodbury
Model (uncredited)
Mary Worth
Musician (uncredited)
Jack Worth
Officer (uncredited)
Crew
Max Ophüls
Director
Stefan Zweig
Author, Novel
Howard Koch
Screenplay
Ted J. Kent
Editor
Franz Planer
Director of Photography
William Dozier
Executive Producer
John Houseman
Producer
Travis Banton
Costume Design
Virginia Tutwiler
Wardrobe Designer
Carmen Dirigo
Hairstylist
Bud Westmore
Makeup Artist
Lou LaCava
Makeup Artist
Glenn E. Anderson
Sound Designer
Leslie I. Carey
Sound Designer
Daniele Amfitheatrof
Original Music Composer
Ruby R. Levitt
Set Decoration
Russell A. Gausman
Set Decoration
Wally Kirkpatrick
Props
Tex Bellah
Best Boy Electrician
Roland Smith
Grip
Alexander Golitzen
Art Direction
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