The Letters (1973 film)
The Letters | |
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Genre | Drama |
Written by | James G. Hirsch Ellis Marcus Hal Sitowitz |
Directed by | Paul Krasny Gene Nelson |
Starring | John Forsythe Jane Powell Dina Merrill Leslie Nielsen Barbara Stanwyck |
Music by | Pete Rugolo |
Country of origin | United States |
Original language | English |
Production | |
Executive producers | Leonard Goldberg Aaron Spelling |
Producer | Paul Junger Witt |
Cinematography | Leonard J. South Tim Southcott |
Editors | David Berlatsky Carroll Sax Robert L. Swanson |
Running time | 74 minutes |
Production company | ABC Circle Films |
Distributor | ABC |
Release | |
Original network | ABC |
Picture format | Color |
Audio format | Mono |
Original release | March 6, 1973 |
The Letters is a 1973 American made-for-television drama film starring John Forsythe, Jane Powell, Dina Merrill, Leslie Nielsen and Barbara Stanwyck. It premiered as the ABC Movie of the Week on March 6, 1973.[1]
It was followed by a sequel, Letters from Three Lovers (1973).
Plot[]
The lives of three families (the Andersons, the Parkingtons and the Forresters) are affected by a year-long delay in the arrival of mail.
Cast[]
The Andersons segment: "Dear Elaine"[]
- John Forsythe as Paul Anderson
- Henry Jones as The Mailman
- Jane Powell as Elaine Anderson
- Lesley Ann Warren as Laura Reynolds
- as Stewardess
- Gary Dubin as Paul Anderson Jr.
- as Lisa
The Parkingtons segment: "Dear Penelope"[]
- Dina Merrill as Penelope Parkington
- Leslie Nielsen as Derek Childs
- Barbara Stanwyck as Geraldine Parkington
- as Michael
- as Minister
The Forresters segment: "Dear Mrs. Forrester"[]
- Pamela Franklin as Karen Forrester
- Ida Lupino as Mrs. Forrester
- Ben Murphy as Joe Randolph
- as Sonny
- as Billy
- as Sally
- as Officer
- as 1st Man
References[]
- ^ "ABC DELIVERS THE LETTERS' TRILOGY". Los Angeles Times. Mar 4, 1973. p. o3.
External links[]
- The Letters at IMDb
- The Letters at the TCM Movie Database
- The Letters at Moviefone
Categories:
- 1973 television films
- 1973 films
- 1973 drama films
- American films
- American drama films
- ABC Movie of the Week
- ABC Motion Pictures films
- Films produced by Aaron Spelling
- Films directed by Paul Krasny
- Films directed by Gene Nelson
- American television film stubs