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Love Story (1970)

PG 12/16/1970 Romance, Drama 1h 39m
68%
User
Score
6.9/10
63%
84/100

Love means never having to say you’re sorry.

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.

Erich Segal

Screenplay

Arthur Hiller

Director

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Top Billed 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

Robert Modica

Robert Modica

Dr. Addison

Katherine Balfour

Katherine Balfour

Oliver's mother

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Media

Love Story (1970) - Official Trailer

Love Story (1970) - Official Trailer

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Reviews

A review by JPV852

Written on January 29, 2021

Well acted tear-jerker has some nice scenes and dialogue between Ryan O'Neil and Ali MacGraw, and thankfully not overly schmaltzy. Today this sort of thing would be on Lifetime but back in 70 was a box office hit. Not sure it's something I'll watch again anytime soon but decent for a romance-drama. **3.5/5**...

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A review by CinemaSerf

Written on June 24, 2022

Ryan O'Neal ("Oliver") is the son of a wealthy family who falls in love with "Jenny"(Ali McGraw) - a working class girl of whom his father (Ray Milland) does not approve. When the couple decide they are serious, his relationship with his father breaks down. He is studying law, qualifies third in his class at Harvard, gets a decent job and their now married life together looks set fair - until, that is, they struggle to conceive a child. A visit to the doctor presents their idyllic lifestyle with a massive shock and the two, at just twenty four years of age, must come to terms with a looming tragedy. There is quite a bit of engaging, first love, chemistry between these actors, and the script is peppered with some gentle humour as their lively romance blossoms in front of us. The production ...

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