The Letter (1982 film)
The Letter | |
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Genre | Drama |
Based on | play by Warner Bros. Television |
Original release | |
Network | ABC |
Release | May 3, 1982 |
The Letter is a 1982 American
television movie, starring Lee Remick, Ronald Pickup, Jack Thompson, Ian McShane and Christopher Cazenove and directed by John Erman. It is the third film version of the 1927 play of the same title by W. Somerset Maugham
.
It screened as part of ABC Theatre.[1]
Plot
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Cast
- Lee Remick as Leslie Crosbie
- Ronald Pickup as Howard Joyce
- Jack Thompson as Robert Crosbie
- Ian McShane as Geoff
- Christopher Cazenove as Officer Withers
- Kieu Chinh as Chinese Woman
- Wilfrid Hyde-White as Judge
- Sarah Marshall as Dorothy Joyce
- Soon-Tek Ohas Ong
- James Hong as Old Man
- Molly Roden as Warden Larkin
Production
Remick's casting was announced in April 1981.[2] The story had been filmed twice before but Remick said "our version is different because we actually show what happened rather than relying on the woman's explanation."[3]
Reception
The Chicago Tribune called it "wickedly wonderful."[4]
The Los Angeles Times called it "quite remarkable...literate, sumptuously produced, beautifully acted."[5]
Awards
Remick was nominated for the Golden Globe Award for Best Actress – Miniseries or Television Film.[6]
The film won the
Music Composition for a Limited Series or a Special (Dramatic Underscore)
.
References
- ^ 'ABC Theater' offers Lee Remick in The Letter Los Angeles Times 2 May 1982: m1.
- ^ LEE REMICK SET FOR 'LETTER' Los Angeles Times 24 Apr 1981: g16.
- ^ REMICK SHIFTS SCENES IN A TALE OF TWO CITIES: REMICK RETURNS Los Angeles Times 13 Apr 1982: i1.
- ^ ABC delivers a 'Letter' postmarked intrigue: Marilynn Preston on TV ABC sends a 'Letter' postmarked intrigue Chicago Tribune 3 May 1982: c11.
- ^ 'THE LETTER': TROPICAL PASSIONS Brown, James. Los Angeles Times 3 May 1982: g
- ^ "The 40th Annual Golden Globe Awards (1983)". GoldenGlobes.com. Hollywood Foreign Press Association (HFPA). Retrieved 2 May 2015.
- ^ "Nominees/Winners". Academy of Television Arts & Sciences. Retrieved April 13, 2017.
External links
- The Letter at IMDb.com
- The Letter at Letterbox DVD