The Unknown Singer

The Unknown Singer

1931 · 95 min · ★ 6.8 · Drama

A legendary French singer, missing for years and presumed dead, returns with no memory, his face hidden, his voice unmistakable. The woman who never stopped loving him clings to hope, while those who once betrayed him begin to fear he remembers everything.

Directed by Viktor Tourjansky · Written by Henri Decoin

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