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On Valentine's Day

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On Valentine's Day
Directed byKen Harrison
Written byHorton Foote (play and screenplay)
Produced byLillian V. Foote
Calvin Skaggs
StarringWilliam Converse-Roberts
Hallie Foote
CinematographyGeorge Tirl
Edited byNancy Baker
Music byJonathan Sheffer
Release date
  • 1986 (1986)
LanguageEnglish

On Valentine's Day is a 1986 American drama film directed by Ken Harrison. It is the prequel to Harrison's 1918.[1] It was entered into the main competition at the 43rd Venice International Film Festival and was screened at the 1986 Toronto International Film Festival.[2]

Plot

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On Valentine's Day is the central film in Horton Foote's semi-autobiographical trilogy that also includes Courtship (film) and 1918. It is a nearly verbatim retelling of his stage play and the sets and costumes.

Cast

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References

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  1. ^ Vincent Canby (April 11, 1986). "FILM - 'VALENTINE'S DAY' FROM HORTON FOOTE". The New York Times. Retrieved 22 June 2016.
  2. ^ Wilborn Hampton (8 September 2009). Horton Foote: America's Storyteller. Simon and Schuster, 2009. p. 215. ISBN 978-1416566915.
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