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Letter from an Unknown Woman
Letter from an Unknown Woman

Letter from an Unknown Woman

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Vienna, in the 1930s. The attractive and famous writer Albert Rank receives the letter from a stranger. He discovers that she devoted her entire life to her boundless love. In her letter, Rose looks back on a variety of meetings with Albert: Since childhood, she is slavishly in love with him and she never got away from her throughout her life. In many encounters Rank could not recognize them, even if the shared moments had been wonderful. As an adult woman, Rose's love is too painful to go on, and she has dire consequences.

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Budget

$--

Revenue

$--

Status

Released

Original Language

English

Runtime

92 mins

Rating

5.4/10

Release Date

31 December 2002

Country

France

Cast

Irène Jacob

Irène Jacob

Rose

Christopher Thompson

Christopher Thompson

Albert Rank

Joachim Bißmeier

Joachim Bißmeier

Johann

Karlheinz Hackl

Karlheinz Hackl

Graf

Nina Proll

Nina Proll

Margarethe

David Cameron

David Cameron

Kurt Freimuller

Kurt Freimuller

Patricia Hirschbichler

Patricia Hirschbichler

Roland Jaeger

Roland Jaeger

Peter Moucka

Peter Moucka

Klaus Rott

Klaus Rott

Dagmar Schwarz

Dagmar Schwarz

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