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About
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.
Theatrical
Apr 28, 1948
DVD / Blu-ray
May 16, 2006
Theaters
1
Director
Writer
Producers
Music
Studio
Universal Pictures, Rampart Productions, Universal International Pictures
Quotes
See all →Fading Hopes of an Idealized Love
Stefan
She fascinates you, too. You remember the Greeks built a statue to a god they didn't know, but hoped someday would come to them...Well, mine happens to be a goddess.
[looking at a Greek statue]
Lisa
And you never found her.
[smiling]
Stefan
For years, I never woke in the morning, but I said to myself, Perhaps today she will come...and my life will really begin. Sometimes it seemed very near. Well, now I'm older and I know better.
Quotes sourced from Wikiquote (© Wikiquote contributors), licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. Modified for formatting/length.
Confronting Choices in a Complicated Marriage
Lisa
Johann, you don't think I wanted this to happen.
Johann
No. What are you going to do?
[Pause]
Lisa
I don't know.
Quotes sourced from Wikiquote (© Wikiquote contributors), licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. Modified for formatting/length.
Cast
Full credits →J
Joan Fontaine
Lisa Berndle
L
Louis Jourdan
Stefan Brand
M
Mady Christians
Frau Berndle
M
Marcel Journet
Johann Stauffer
A
Art Smith
John
H
Howard Freeman
Herr Kastner
J
John Good
Lt. Leopold von Kaltnegger
E
Erskine Sanford
Porter
O
Otto Waldis
Concierge
P
Patricia Alphin
Pretty Girl (uncredited)
H
Harry Anderson
Minor Role (uncredited)
E
Edit Angold
Middle-Aged Woman (uncredited)
B
Betty Blythe
Frau Kohner (uncredited)
J
Judith Woodbury
Model (uncredited)
M
Mary Worth
Musician (uncredited)
J
Jack Worth
Officer (uncredited)
