"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."
Joan Fontaine
as Lisa Berndle
Louis Jourdan
as Stefan Brand
Mady Christians
as Frau Berndle
Marcel Journet
as Johann Stauffer
Art Smith
as John
Carol Yorke
as Marie
Howard Freeman
as Herr Kastner
John Good
as Lt. Leopold von Kaltnegger
Leo B. Pessin
as Stefan Jr.
Erskine Sanford
as Porter
Otto Waldis
as Concierge
Sonja Bryden
as Frau Spitzer
Patricia Alphin
as Pretty Girl (uncredited)
Harry Anderson
as Minor Role (uncredited)
Edit Angold
as Middle-Aged Woman (uncredited)
Betty Blythe
as Frau Kohner (uncredited)
Gabrielle Windsor
as Ballet Girl (uncredited)
June Wood
as Cashier (uncredited)
Judith Woodbury
as Model (uncredited)
Mary Worth
as Musician (uncredited)
Jack Worth
as Officer (uncredited)
Franz Planer
Director of Photography
John Houseman
Producer
Daniele Amfitheatrof
Original Music Composer
Howard Koch
Screenplay
Stefan Zweig
Author
Max Ophüls
Director
William Dozier
Executive Producer
Travis Banton
Costume Design
Russell A. Gausman
Set Decoration
Glenn E. Anderson
Sound Designer
Ruby R. Levitt
Leslie I. Carey
Alexander Golitzen
Art Direction
Ted J. Kent
Editor
Novel
Virginia Tutwiler
Wardrobe Designer
Tex Bellah
Best Boy Electrician
Wally Kirkpatrick
Props
Roland Smith
Grip
Bud Westmore
Makeup Artist
Lou LaCava
Carmen Dirigo
Hairstylist