Portrait from Life
Portrait from Life

Portrait from Life

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1948
1h 30m
5.9(7 votes)
Drama
Mystery
Thriller
Romance

Overview

A British army officer becomes fascinated by the portrait of a young woman. He travels to Germany to find her, only to discover that she is suffering from amnesia.

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33 members
Acting

Mai Zetterling

Lidia

Mai Zetterling
Acting

Robert Beatty

Campbell Reid

Robert Beatty
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Guy Rolfe

Major Lawrence

Guy Rolfe
Acting

Herbert Lom

Fritz Kottler Hendlemann

Herbert Lom
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Patrick Holt

Ferguson

Patrick Holt
Acting

Arnold Marlé

Professor Franz Menzel

Arnold Marlé
Acting

Sybille Binder

Eitel Hendlemann

Sybille Binder
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Thora Hird

Mrs. Skinner

Thora Hird
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Gerard Heinz

Heine

Gerard Heinz
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Yvonne Owen

Helen

Yvonne Owen
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George Thorpe

Brigadier

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Philo Hauser

Hans Ackermann

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John Blythe

Johnnie

John Blythe
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Cyril Chamberlain

Supervisor

Cyril Chamberlain
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Betty Lynne

Interpreter

Betty Lynne
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Nelly Arno

Anna Skutetsky

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Richard Molinas

Man in Crowd with Anna

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Donald Sinden

Minor Role

Donald Sinden
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Hugo Schuster

Interpreter

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Eric Messiter

Coroner

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Dorothea Glade

Hildegard Schmidt

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Michael Hordern

Johnson

Michael Hordern
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Pete Murray

Lieutenant Keith

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Gordon Bell

Captain Roberts

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Sam Kydd

Army Truck Driver

Sam Kydd
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Eric Pohlmann

Search Group Leader

Eric Pohlmann
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Anthony Steel

Bridegroom

Anthony Steel
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Arthur Hambling

Coroner's Officer (uncredited)

Arthur Hambling
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Paul Hansard

Fritz (uncredited)

Paul Hansard
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Dennis Harkin

Richard (uncredited)

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Charles Rolfe

Art Gallery Attendant (uncredited)

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Directing

Dennis Vance

Orderly, Officer's Mess (uncredited)

Dennis Vance
Acting

Arthur Young

Club Pianist (uncredited)

Arthur Young

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