On Valentine's Day Movie Review 1986

Author Horton Foote based this story loosely on his parents' lives. A wealthy young Southern girl marries a poor but decent young man and finds herself ostracized from her family. A prequel to the same author's "1918." Produced with PBS for "American Playhouse."

Distribution

Orion Home Video, MGM, 2500 Broadway, 3515, Santa Monica, CA 90404-3036, Phone: (310)449-3000, Remarks: Does not handle retail queries from consumers; contact your local video distributor.

Available on VHS
Running time 106 minutes.

Cast and Crew

Genres

Marriage, Family Ties, American South, Period Piece: 1910s

Screenplay

Horton Foote

Cast

Hallie Foote, Matthew Broderick, Michael Higgins, Steven Hill, William Converse-Roberts, Rochelle Oliver, Richard Jenkins, Horton Foote, Carol Goodheart

Director

Ken Harrison

Music

Jonathan Sheffer

Producer

Angelika Films, Guadalupe/Hudson Productions