Love Story (1970)


Love Story
Release Date16 December 1970
Budget$2,000,000
US Box Office$106,000,000
TaglineLove means never having to say you're sorry
GenreDrama, Romance
CountryUSA
Filming Locations119 Oxford Street, Cambridge, Massachusetts, USA
LanguageEnglish
Sound MixMono
ColorColor
Film TypeFeature
Film ClassMelodrama, Romantic Drama
MoodHigh on Emotion, In the Mood for Love
ThemesClass Differences, Dying Young
TonesSentimental, Tearjerking, Bittersweet, Earnest, Poignant
TagsClass Consciousness, College Student, Family Disapproval, Father, Parent/child Relationship, Star Crossed Lovers, Terminal Illness

Love Story is a 1970 romantic drama film written by Erich Segal and directed by Arthur Hiller. The film, well known as a tragedy, is considered one of the most romantic of all time by the American Film Institute (#9 on the list), and was followed by a sequel, Oliver's Story during 1978. Love Story starred Ryan O'Neal, Ali MacGraw, and Ray Milland and is also the film debut of Tommy Lee Jones with a minor role.


Cast and Crew


Cast

Jennifer Cavalleri

Oliver Barrett IV

Phil Cavalleri

Oliver Barrett III

Dean Thompson

Katharine Balfour
Mrs. Barrett

Sydney Walker
Dr. Shapely

Robert Modica
Dr. Addison

Walker Daniels
Ray Stratton

Hank Simpson

John Merensky
Steve

Reverend Blauvelt

Charlotte Ford
Clerk, Mount Sinai Hospital

Sudie Bond

Milo Boulton

Stephen Dowling
Cornell Hockey Player

Bob O'Connell
Tommy the Doorman

Donald Warnock
Harvard student with big black glasses

Grant Willis
Harvard Student in Audience

Director

Writer

Erich Segal

Producer

David Golden
executive producer

Howard G. Minsky
producer

Original Music

Cinematographer

Richard C. Kratina

Editor

Robert C. Jones
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Casting Director

Andrea Eastman
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Art Director

Robert Gundlach
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Set Decorator

Philip Smith
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Costume Designer

Alice Manougian Martin
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Pearl Somner
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Makeup Department

Martin Bell
makeup artist

William A. Farley
hair stylist

Production Manager

Sal Scoppa Jr.
unit production manager

Steven P. Skloot
unit production manager

Second Unit Director or Assistant Director

Peter R. Scoppa
assistant director

Art Department

Joseph M. Caracciolo
chief property master

Sound Department

Charles Grenzbach
sound recordist

Jack C. Jacobson
sound recordist

Camera and Electrical Department

Lou Barlia
camera operator

Ed Quinn
key grip

Frank Schulz
gaffer

Vinnie Gerardo
assistant camera

Costume and Wardrobe Department

Ed Brennan
wardrober

Linda Howard
wardrober

Music Department

Bob Bain
musician: guitar

Other Crew

Robert Cleary
hockey technical advisor

William Cleary
hockey technical advisor

Nicholas Sgarro
script supervisor

Gary Gillingham
production accountant

Dolores Rubin
script supervisor: California

Production Company

Love Story Company
-

Paramount Pictures
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Distributor

Paramount Pictures

American Broadcasting Company (ABC)

Argentina Video Home
,

Better Television Distribution

Paramount Filmes do Brasil

Paramount Home Video
,

United International Pictures (UIP)

Miscellaneous

Botany 500
Ryan O'Neal's wardrobe

National Screen Service
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