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The Letter (1982 film)

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This 1982 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'.'ABC Theater' offers Lee Remick in The Letter

Los Angeles Times 2 May 1982: m1.


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.LEE REMICK SET FOR 'LETTER' 'Los Angeles Times' 24 Apr 1981: g16. 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."REMICK SHIFTS SCENES IN A TALE OF TWO CITIES: REMICK RETURNS 'Los Angeles Times' 13 Apr 1982: i1.

Reception



The 'Chicago Tribune' called it "wickedly wonderful."ABC delivers a 'Letter' postmarked intrigue: Marilynn Preston on TV ABC sends a 'Letter' postmarked intrigue

Chicago Tribune 3 May 1982: c11.


The 'Los Angeles Times' called it "quite remarkable...literate, sumptuously produced, beautifully acted."'THE LETTER': TROPICAL PASSIONS

Brown, James. Los Angeles Times 3 May 1982: g


Awards



Remick was nominated for the Golden Globe Award for Best Actress Miniseries or Television Film.

The film won the Primetime Emmy Award for Cinematography for a Limited Series or a Special, Costume Design for a Special, and Art Direction for a Limited Series or a Special. Laurence Rosenthal was nominated for Music Composition for a Limited Series or a Special (Dramatic Underscore).

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