
Letter from an Unknown Woman(1948)
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.


Isa Miranda
Nina Petrovna

Fernand Gravey
Lieutenant Franz Korff

Aimé Clariond
Baron Engern

Annie Vernay
Lisl

Gabrielle Dorziat
Baroness Engern

Paulette Dubost
Lotte / Lottle

Roland Toutain
Tony
Raymond Galle
L'avocat / A young man

Paul Ollivier
Le général russe / An Officer
The Lie of Nina Petrovna is a drama, romance, war film released in 1937 exploring themes of mistress, duel. Directed by Viktor Tourjansky, it stars Isa Miranda, Fernand Gravey, Aimé Clariond. Nina Petrovna is a Russian beauty claimed by two Austrian officers.
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