

Portrait from Life
1948-12-01 · 90 min · ★ 6.3
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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Production details
- Directors
- Terence Fisher
- Production companies
- Gainsborough Pictures, J. Arthur Rank Organisation
- Countries
- United Kingdom
- Status
- Released
- Budget
- USD 535,000
- Revenue
- USD 1,108,592
Top Cast
Mai ZetterlingLidia
Robert BeattyCampbell Reid
Guy RolfeMajor Lawrence
Herbert LomFritz Kottler Hendlemann
Patrick HoltFerguson
Arnold MarléProfessor Franz Menzel
Sybille BinderEitel Hendlemann
Thora HirdMrs. Skinner
Gerard HeinzHeine
Yvonne OwenHelen
Philo HauserHans Ackermann
John BlytheJohnnie
Cyril ChamberlainSupervisor
Betty LynneInterpreter
Donald SindenMinor RoleTitle information and images are supplied by TMDb. Explore our discovery guide for advice on comparing metadata and legal viewing options.
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