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Love Story

Love Story

Love means never having to say you’re sorry.

19706.81h 40m

Overview

Harvard Law student Oliver Barrett IV and music student Jennifer Cavilleri share a chemistry they cannot deny - and a love they cannot ignore. Despite their opposite backgrounds, the young couple put their hearts on the line for each other. When they marry, Oliver's wealthy father threatens to disown him. Jenny tries to reconcile the Barrett men, but to no avail.

Directed by Arthur Hiller
Written by Erich Segal
Produced by Howard G. Minsky, Robert Evans
Box OfficeBudget: $2.2MRevenue: $136.4M

Top Cast

Ali MacGraw

Ali MacGraw

Jennifer Cavilleri

Ryan O'Neal

Ryan O'Neal

Oliver Barrett IV

John Marley

John Marley

Phil Cavilleri

Ray Milland

Ray Milland

Oliver Barrett III

Russell Nype

Russell Nype

Dean Thompson

Tommy Lee Jones

Tommy Lee Jones

Hank - Oliver's Roommate

Sydney Walker

Sydney Walker

Dr. Shapeley

R

Robert Modica

Dr. Addison

K

Katherine Balfour

Oliver's mother

Sudie Bond

Sudie Bond

Woman buying Christmas tree

Themes & Keywords

based on novel or bookharvard universitycollegecancertragic loveclass differencesstring ensembletelephone boxlapsed catholictrying to get pregnantsnow angelrich man poor womandomineeringwittydepressingromanticauthoritariancondescendingdisheartening

About Love Story

Love Story is a romance, drama film released in 1970 exploring themes of based on novel or book, harvard university, college, cancer, tragic love, class differences. Directed by Arthur Hiller, it stars Ali MacGraw, Ryan O'Neal, John Marley. Harvard Law student Oliver Barrett IV and music student Jennifer Cavilleri share a chemistry they cannot deny - and a love they cannot ignore. Despite their opposite backgrounds, the young couple put their hearts on the line for each other. When they marry, Oliver's wealthy father threatens to disown him. Jenny tries to reconcile the Barrett men, but to no avail.

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