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Portrait of an Unknown Woman (1954)

Portrait of an Unknown Woman poster
Original title
Bildnis einer Unbekannten
Directed by
Helmut Käutner
Genre
drama film
Country
Germany
Runtime
1h 40m
Rating
6.9 of 10 from 5 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb

How it feels

A woman disguises her identity while getting involved with a man in Europe. The story travels through locations in Spain and France.

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What happens

Portrait of an Unknown Woman (German: Bildnis einer Unbekannten) is a 1954 West German comedy film directed by Helmut Käutner and starring Ruth Leuwerik, O. W. Fischer and Irene von Meyendorff. It was shot at the Bavaria Studios in Munich and on location in Madrid and Paris. The film's sets were designed by the art directors Ludwig Reiber and Max Seefelder. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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