Letter From An Unknown Woman (1948 Film)
Letter from an Unknown Woman is a 1948 film directed by Max Ophüls. It was based on the novella of the same name, which was written by Stefan Zweig. The film stars Joan Fontaine, Louis Jourdan, Mady Christians and Marcel Journet.
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".
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