Portrait from Life

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.

Discover

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

George Thorpe

Brigadier

Philo Hauser

Hans Ackermann

John Blythe

Johnnie

Cyril Chamberlain

Supervisor

Betty Lynne

Interpreter

Nelly Arno

Anna Skutetsky

Richard Molinas

Man in Crowd with Anna

Donald Sinden

Minor Role

Hugo Schuster

Interpreter

Dorothea Glade

Hildegard Schmidt

Pete Murray

Lieutenant Keith

Gordon Bell

Captain Roberts

Sam Kydd

Army Truck Driver

Eric Pohlmann

Search Group Leader

Anthony Steel

Bridegroom

Arthur Hambling

Coroner's Officer (uncredited)

Paul Hansard

Fritz (uncredited)

Dennis Harkin

Richard (uncredited)

Charles Rolfe

Art Gallery Attendant (uncredited)

Dennis Vance

Orderly, Officer's Mess (uncredited)

Arthur Young

Club Pianist (uncredited)

Art

John Elphick

Art Direction

George Provis

Art Direction

Camera

Jack Asher

Director of Photography

Len Harris

Camera Operator

Costume & Make-Up

Joan Ellacott

Costume Design

W.T. Partleton

Makeup Artist

Crew

Fred Mannin

Scenic Artist

Arthur Alcott

Production Controller

Directing

Terence Fisher

Director

Ernest Morris

Assistant Director

Editing

Production

J. Arthur Rank

Producer

Douglas Peirce

Production Manager

Sound

Benjamin Frankel

Original Music Composer

Al Rhind

Sound Recordist

Bill Salter

Sound Recordist

Muir Mathieson

Music Director

Writing

Muriel Box

Writer

Sydney Box

Writer

David Evans

Writer

Art

John Elphick

Art Direction

George Provis

Art Direction

Camera

Jack Asher

Director of Photography

Len Harris

Camera Operator

Costume & Make-Up

Joan Ellacott

Costume Design

W.T. Partleton

Makeup Artist

Crew

Fred Mannin

Scenic Artist

Arthur Alcott

Production Controller

Directing

Terence Fisher

Director

Ernest Morris

Assistant Director

Editing

Production

J. Arthur Rank

Producer

Douglas Peirce

Production Manager

Sound

Benjamin Frankel

Original Music Composer

Al Rhind

Sound Recordist

Bill Salter

Sound Recordist

Muir Mathieson

Music Director

Writing

Muriel Box

Writer

Sydney Box

Writer

David Evans

Writer