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Letter from an Unknown Woman

Letter from an Unknown Woman

Apr 28, 1948
87 min
DramaRomance
7.8/ 10
323 votes

Overview

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.

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7.8/10
323 votes
IMDB
7.8/10
14,359 votes
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"This is the love every woman lives for…the love every man would die for!"

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Universal PicturesRampart ProductionsUniversal International Pictures

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