Portrait from Life

"A psychological thriller, a captivating mystery, a tender love story - all brilliantly COMBINED INTO ONE EXCITING MOTION PICTURE"

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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Cast & Crew

33 members

Acting

Mai Zetterling

Lidia

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Robert Beatty

Campbell Reid

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Guy Rolfe

Major Lawrence

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Herbert Lom

Fritz Kottler Hendlemann

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Patrick Holt

Ferguson

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Arnold Marlé

Professor Franz Menzel

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Sybille Binder

Eitel Hendlemann

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Thora Hird

Mrs. Skinner

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Gerard Heinz

Heine

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Yvonne Owen

Helen

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George Thorpe

Brigadier

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Philo Hauser

Hans Ackermann

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John Blythe

Johnnie

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Cyril Chamberlain

Supervisor

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Betty Lynne

Interpreter

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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

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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

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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

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Eric Pohlmann

Search Group Leader

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Anthony Steel

Bridegroom

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Arthur Hambling

Coroner's Officer (uncredited)

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Paul Hansard

Fritz (uncredited)

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Dennis Harkin

Richard (uncredited)

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Charles Rolfe

Art Gallery Attendant (uncredited)

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Dennis Vance

Orderly, Officer's Mess (uncredited)

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Arthur Young

Club Pianist (uncredited)

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