Portrait from Life

1h 30min

Drama

Mystery

Thriller

Romance

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.

Production Companies

Gainsborough Pictures

J. Arthur Rank Organisation

Cast

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
George Thorpe

George Thorpe

Brigadier
Philo Hauser

Philo Hauser

Hans Ackermann
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
Dorothea Glade

Dorothea Glade

Hildegard Schmidt
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)

Release date

1st Dec 1948

Status

Released

Spoken languages

Deutsch, English, Français