"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)
William Dozier
Executive Producer
Franz Planer
Director of Photography
Daniele Amfitheatrof
Original Music Composer
John Houseman
Producer
Stefan Zweig
Author
Howard Koch
Screenplay
Travis Banton
Costume Design
Ted J. Kent
Editor
Ruby R. Levitt
Set Decoration
Alexander Golitzen
Art Direction
Glenn E. Anderson
Sound Designer
Leslie I. Carey
Max Ophüls
Director
Russell A. Gausman
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