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Portrait from Life

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

1948-12-01 Drama 1hr 30m

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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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.

  • Released
    1948-12-01
  • Revenue
    $1,108,592
  • Budget
    $535,000
  • Runtime
    1hr 30m
  • Genre
    Drama, Mystery, Thriller, Romance
  • Status
    Released
  • Language
    Deutsch, English, Français
  • imdb-logo
    0
  • Production
    Gainsborough Pictures

Crew

Terence Fisher
Director
David Evans
Writer
Antony Darnborough
Producer
Keywords:
amnesia art gallery portrait

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Cast

Mai Zetterling

Mai Zetterling
Lidia
Robert Beatty

Robert Beatty
Campbell Reid
Guy Rolfe

Guy Rolfe
Major Lawrence
Herbert Lom

Herbert Lom
Fritz Kottler Hendlemann
Patrick Holt

Patrick Holt
Ferguson
Arnold Marlé

Arnold Marlé
Professor Franz Menzel
Sybille Binder

Sybille Binder
Eitel Hendlemann
Thora Hird

Thora Hird
Mrs. Skinner
Gerard Heinz

Gerard Heinz
Heine
Yvonne Owen

Yvonne Owen
Helen
George Thorpe

George Thorpe
Brigadier
Philo Hauser

Philo Hauser
Hans Ackermann
John Blythe

John Blythe
Johnnie
Cyril Chamberlain

Cyril Chamberlain
Supervisor
Betty Lynne

Betty Lynne
Interpreter
Nelly Arno

Nelly Arno
Anna Skutetsky
Richard Molinas

Richard Molinas
Man in Crowd with Anna
Donald Sinden

Donald Sinden
Minor Role
Hugo Schuster

Hugo Schuster
Interpreter
Eric Messiter

Eric Messiter
Coroner
Dorothea Glade

Dorothea Glade
Hildegard Schmidt
Michael Hordern

Michael Hordern
Johnson
Pete Murray

Pete Murray
Lieutenant Keith
Gordon Bell

Gordon Bell
Captain Roberts
Sam Kydd

Sam Kydd
Army Truck Driver
Eric Pohlmann

Eric Pohlmann
Search Group Leader
Anthony Steel

Anthony Steel
Bridegroom
Arthur Hambling

Arthur Hambling
Coroner's Officer (uncredited)
Paul Hansard

Paul Hansard
Fritz (uncredited)
Dennis Harkin

Dennis Harkin
Richard (uncredited)
Charles Rolfe

Charles Rolfe
Art Gallery Attendant (uncredited)
Dennis Vance

Dennis Vance
Orderly, Officer's Mess (uncredited)
Arthur Young

Arthur Young
Club Pianist (uncredited)

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A Review by Geronimo1967 7

Written by Geronimo1967 on 2022-07-09

Guy Rolfe is "Major Lawrence" (another one), who sees a portrait of a young girl at a London art gallery and is enthralled. On further inves... read more

Guy Rolfe is "Major Lawrence" (another one), who sees a portrait of a young girl at a London art gallery and is enthralled. On further investigation he discovers from her refugee father - who recognises his long lost child from her picture - that she is a Jewish lady and is probably still in a post-war settlement camp somewhere in Germany. He sets off to track her down, discovering when he does find her that she "Hildegarde" (Mai Zetterling) has amnesia and can remember little. Not only that, but she has been "adopted" by Herbert Lom ("Hendlemann") whom she genuinely considers to be her real father. Further digging by "Lawrence" reveals that the painter "Reid" (Robert Beatty) and her may have had some sort of relationship and that her pseudo-father has a pretty big secret of his own. Terence Fisher does well to get anything out of the usually wooden Messrs. Rolfe and Beatty, but Lom is super as is the gorgeous, sylphlike Zetterling who portrays her character with considerable delicacy and skill, especially when things turn a bit more perilous for her as Lom realises that her amnesia may be easing and that his secret might not be as secure as he had thought. It's an unusual film, this - the story is gentle and poignant, and the pace is more measured than slow, with a good score from Benjamin Frankel to help build to quite a surprising denouement. Rarely seen nowadays, but well worth 90 minutes of your time if you encounter it.

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A Review by CinemaSerf

Guy Rolfe is "Major Lawrence" (another one), who sees a portrait of a young girl at a London art gallery and is enthralled. On further investigation he discovers from her refugee father - who recognises his long lost child from her picture ...

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A Review by Geronimo1967 7

Written by Geronimo1967 on 2022-07-09

Guy Rolfe is "Major Lawrence" (another one), who sees a portrait of a young girl at a London art gallery and is enthralled. On further investigation he discovers from her refugee father - who recognis...

read more