The Letter (1982 film)
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GenreDrama
Based onThe Letter
1927 play
by W. Somerset Maugham
1927 play
by W. Somerset Maugham
Written byLawrence B. Marcus
Directed byJohn Erman
| The Letter | |
|---|---|
| Genre | Drama |
| Based on | The Letter 1927 play by W. Somerset Maugham |
| Written by | Lawrence B. Marcus |
| Directed by | John Erman |
| Starring | Lee Remick Ian McShane Jack Thompson |
| Music by | Laurence Rosenthal |
| Country of origin | United States |
| Original language | English |
| Production | |
| Executive producer | George Eckstein |
| Producers | Anna Cottle Kip Gowans |
| Production locations | Chinatown, Los Angeles, California Los Angeles County Arboretum & Botanic Garden - 301 N. Baldwin Avenue, Arcadia, California Stage 21, Warner Brothers Burbank Studios - 4000 Warner Boulevard, Burbank, California Stage 6, Warner Brothers Burbank Studios - 4000 Warner Boulevard, Burbank, California |
| Cinematography | James Crabe |
| Editor | Jim Benson |
| Running time | 120 minutes |
| Production companies | Hajeno Productions 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.[1]
It screened as part of ABC Theatre.[2]
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 Oh as Ong
- James Hong as Old Man
- Molly Roden as Warden Larkin
Production
Remick's casting was announced in April 1981.[3] 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."[4]
The movie was an early international role for Australian actor Jack Thompson.[5]
