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Love Story

  • 1970
  • PG
  • 1h 40m
IMDb RATING
6.9/10
39K
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POPULARITY
3,049
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Ali MacGraw and Ryan O'Neal in Love Story (1970)
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A boy and a girl from different backgrounds fall in love regardless of their upbringing - and then tragedy strikes.A boy and a girl from different backgrounds fall in love regardless of their upbringing - and then tragedy strikes.A boy and a girl from different backgrounds fall in love regardless of their upbringing - and then tragedy strikes.

  • Director
    • Arthur Hiller
  • Writer
    • Erich Segal
  • Stars
    • Ali MacGraw
    • Ryan O'Neal
    • John Marley
  • See production info at IMDbPro
    • IMDb RATING
    6.9/10
    39K
    YOUR RATING
    POPULARITY
    3,049
    1,192
    • Director
      • Arthur Hiller
    • Writer
      • Erich Segal
    • Stars
      • Ali MacGraw
      • Ryan O'Neal
      • John Marley
    • 231User reviews
    • 56Critic reviews
    • 84Metascore
  • See production info at IMDbPro
    • Won 1 Oscar
      • 10 wins & 17 nominations total

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    Ali MacGraw
    Ali MacGraw
    • Jenny 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
    • Dean Thompson
    Katharine Balfour
    • Mrs. Barrett
    • (as Katherine Balfour)
    Sydney Walker
    • Dr. Shapeley
    Robert Modica
    • Dr. Addison
    Walker Daniels
    • Ray - Oliver's Roommate
    Tommy Lee Jones
    Tommy Lee Jones
    • Hank - Oliver's Roommate
    • (as Tom Lee Jones)
    John Merensky
    • Steve - Oliver's Roommate
    Andrew Duncan
    Andrew Duncan
    • Rev. Blauvelt
    Charlotte Ford
    • Clerk
    Sudie Bond
    Sudie Bond
      Julie Garfield
      • Bystander at Harpsichord Concerto
      Kevin O'Neal
      Milo Boulton
        Stephen Dowling
        Stephen Dowling
        • Cornell Hockey Player
        • (uncredited)
        • Director
          • Arthur Hiller
        • Writer
          • Erich Segal
        • All cast & crew
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        Storyline

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        Did you know

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        • Trivia
          The scenes with Oliver Barrett walking alone through a snowy New York were added after principal photography was completed. The production was almost out of money and did not have the necessary funds for permits to shoot in New York City again - so all the shots were grabbed illegally using a skeleton film crew and Ryan O'Neal.
        • Goofs
          During the Harvard-Dartmouth hockey match, Oliver is wearing #7 jersey for Harvard. In the penalty box, he tells Jenny that he is concentrating on how he is going to total the Dartmouth player who had him sent to the box. He points to the Dartmouth player, who at this point has just taken down another Harvard player who is clearly wearing #7.
        • Quotes

          [first lines]

          Oliver Barrett IV: What can you say about a twenty-five-year-old girl who died? That she was beautiful and brilliant? That she loved Mozart and Bach, the Beatles, and me?

        • Crazy credits
          Unusually, for a movie released in the early 1970s, there are no opening credits after the title has been shown.
        • Connections
          Edited into The Kid Stays in the Picture (2002)
        • Soundtracks
          Concerto No. 3 in D Major
          Written by Johann Sebastian Bach (as J.S. Bach)

        User reviews231

        Featured review

        Love like it ought to be

        Superb acting, wonderful stars, a great story, very funny jokes and very real tears. If you're looking for a romantic yet soppy movie, this is the the best deal. Love Story is the finest in it's kind.
        • emst
        • Oct 14, 1999
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        Details

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        • Release date
          • December 16, 1970 (United States)
        • Country of origin
          • United States
        • Language
          • English
        • Also known as
          • Historia de amor
        • Filming locations
          • 119 Oxford Street, Cambridge, Massachusetts, USA(Oliver and Jenny's rented apartment)
        • Production companies
          • Paramount Pictures
          • Love Story Company
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        Box office

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        • Budget
          • $2,200,000 (estimated)
        • Gross US & Canada
          • $106,550,690
        • Opening weekend US & Canada
          • $87,198
          • Feb 9, 2020
        • Gross worldwide
          • $106,550,690
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        Tech specs

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        • Runtime
          1 hour 40 minutes
        • Color
          • Color
        • Sound mix
          • Mono
        • Aspect ratio
          • 1.85 : 1

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