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.
- Won 1 Oscar
- 10 wins & 17 nominations total
Katharine Balfour
- Mrs. Barrett
- (as Katherine Balfour)
Tommy Lee Jones
- Hank - Oliver's Roommate
- (as Tom Lee Jones)
Stephen Dowling
- Cornell Hockey Player
- (uncredited)
- Director
- Writer
- All cast & crew
- Production, box office & more at IMDbPro
Storyline
Did you know
- TriviaThe 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.
- GoofsDuring 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 creditsUnusually, for a movie released in the early 1970s, there are no opening credits after the title has been shown.
- ConnectionsEdited into The Kid Stays in the Picture (2002)
- SoundtracksConcerto No. 3 in D Major
Written by Johann Sebastian Bach (as J.S. Bach)
Featured review
'Love Story' is not your typical romance film, although it is a story about a boy and girl from different backgrounds who fall in love. Jenny is an intellectual music major with a passion to travel, and Oliver's parents are well-to-do, and he enjoys sports. It seems like an unlikely match, but the two of them hit it off and travel through the perils of relationships. It is a touching story, and the direction and coordination of some of the scenes is amazing. (Particularly the scene with Oliver sitting outside in the playing field and narrating the story is a classic moment in this film, and it is possibly one of the most memorable scenes in film history.) If you have never seen this film, you should. Anyone who has ever been in a relationship can relate to it, but if you are a sensitive person and cry in nearly every film you have ever been to, keep a full box of tissues handy.
Details
- Release date
- Country of origin
- Language
- Also known as
- Câu Chuyện Tình Yêu
- Filming locations
- 119 Oxford Street, Cambridge, Massachusetts, USA(Oliver and Jenny's rented apartment)
- Production companies
- See more company credits at IMDbPro
Box office
- 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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