Portrait from Life
6.7
“A psychological thriller, a captivating mystery, a tender love story - all brilliantly COMBINED INTO ONE EXCITING MOTION PICTURE”
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
33 people
Mai Zetterling
Lidia
Known for
The Witches
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Robert Beatty
Campbell Reid
Known for
2001: A Space Odyssey
Jesus of Nazareth
Guy Rolfe
Major Lawrence
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Puppet Master III: Toulon's Revenge
Dolls
Herbert Lom
Fritz Kottler Hendlemann
Known for
The Dead Zone
The Pink Panther Strikes Again
Patrick Holt
Ferguson
Known for
When Dinosaurs Ruled the Earth
Ivanhoe
Arnold Marlé
Professor Franz Menzel
Known for
The Abominable Snowman
The Man Who Could Cheat Death
Sybille Binder
Eitel Hendlemann
Also in
Blanche Fury
Thunder Rock
Thora Hird
Mrs. Skinner
Known for
The Nightcomers
A Kind of Loving
Gerard Heinz
Heine
Known for
The Fallen Idol
The Cruel Sea
Yvonne Owen
Helen
Also in
The Seventh Veil
Miranda
George Thorpe
Brigadier
Also in
Daughter of Darkness
The Man on the Eiffel Tower
Philo Hauser
Hans Ackermann
Also in
The Heroes of Telemark
Exodus
Terence Fisher Director · Muriel Box Writer Sydney Box Writer
Worldwide gross $1.1M · Budget $535K · United States release August 21, 1949
Box office
Budget
$535,000
Worldwide gross
$1,108,592
Gross vs. budget
2.1×
Production
Gainsborough Pictures
Production
J. Arthur Rank Organisation
Production
Universal Pictures
Studio
United Kingdom
Produced in
Languages
Original language
English
Spoken on screen
English · French · German
Release dates
United Kingdom · December 1, 1948
Theatrical
United States · August 21, 1949
Theatrical
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