Portrait from Life

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

5.9(7)19481h 30m

DramaMysteryThrillerRomance

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.

Director

Terence Fisher

Budget

$0.5M

Revenue

$1.1M

Cast

Mai Zetterling

Lidia

Robert Beatty

Campbell Reid

Guy Rolfe

Major Lawrence

Herbert Lom

Fritz Kottler Hendlemann

Patrick Holt

Ferguson

Arnold Marlé

Professor Franz Menzel

Sybille Binder

Eitel Hendlemann

Thora Hird

Mrs. Skinner

Gerard Heinz

Heine

Yvonne Owen

Helen

George Thorpe

Brigadier

Philo Hauser

Hans Ackermann

Reviews

1 review

Geronimo1967

3y ago

7.0

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 fi...