The Letter (1982 film)

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.

The Letter
Directed byJohn Erman
Written byLawrence B. Marcus
Based onplay by W. Somerset Maugham
StarringLee Remick
Distributed byABC
Release date
1982
CountryUSA

It screened as part of ABC Theatre.[1]

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 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.[7] Laurence Rosenthal was nominated for Music Composition for a Limited Series or a Special (Dramatic Underscore).

References
  1. 'ABC Theater' offers Lee Remick in The Letter Los Angeles Times 2 May 1982: m1.
  2. LEE REMICK SET FOR 'LETTER' Los Angeles Times 24 Apr 1981: g16.
  3. REMICK SHIFTS SCENES IN A TALE OF TWO CITIES: REMICK RETURNS Los Angeles Times 13 Apr 1982: i1.
  4. ABC delivers a 'Letter' postmarked intrigue: Marilynn Preston on TV ABC sends a 'Letter' postmarked intrigue Chicago Tribune 3 May 1982: c11.
  5. 'THE LETTER': TROPICAL PASSIONS Brown, James. Los Angeles Times 3 May 1982: g
  6. "The 40th Annual Golden Globe Awards (1983)". GoldenGlobes.com. Hollywood Foreign Press Association (HFPA). Retrieved 2 May 2015.
  7. "Nominees/Winners". Academy of Television Arts & Sciences. Retrieved April 13, 2017.


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