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Letter from an Unknown Woman

Classic melodrama in which a young woman falls in love with a concert pianist, beginning a lifelong infatuation. The story of unrequited love is told through a series of flashbacks as the pianist finally comes to read a letter from the dying woman he never really knew.

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1 hour, 23 minutes

Last on

New Year's Day 202608:50
BBC Two

Music Played

  • Gary Graffman

    Etude No. 3 In D-Flat

Credits

Lisa BerndleJoan Fontaine
Stefan BrandLouis Jourdan
Frau BerndleMady Christians
JohnArt Smith
Herr KastnerHoward Freeman
Johann StaufferMarcel Journet
MarieCarol Yorke
Frau SpitzerSonja Bryden
DirectorMax Opuls
ProducerJohn Houseman
WriterHoward Koch

Broadcasts

  • Fri 29 Jul 201111:35
    BBC Two
  • Mon 21 Apr 201407:05
    BBC Two
  • Sat 19 Nov 201608:05
    BBC Two
  • New Year's Day 202408:50
    BBC Two except Scotland
  • New Year's Day 202608:50
    BBC Two except Scotland

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