Love Story (1970 film)

Love Story
Love Story
	Theatrical release poster
Directed by	Arthur Hiller
Screenplay by	Erich Segal
Based on	Love Story; by Erich Segal
Produced by	Howard G. Minsky
Starring	Ali MacGraw; Ryan O'Neal; John Marley; Ray Milland;
Cinematography	Richard Kratina
Edited by	Robert C. Jones
Music by	Francis Lai
Production; companies	Paramount Pictures; Love Story Company
Distributed by	Paramount Pictures
Release date	December 16, 1970;
Running time	101 minutes
Country	United States
Language	English
Budget	$2.2 million
Box office	$173.4 million

Love Story is a 1970 American romantic drama film written by Erich Segal, who was also the author of the best-selling 1970 novel of the same name. It was produced by Howard G. Minsky,^[4] and directed by Arthur Hiller, starring Ali MacGraw, Ryan O'Neal, John Marley, Ray Milland and Tommy Lee Jones in his film debut.

The film is considered one of the most romantic by the American Film Institute (No. 9 on the list) and is one of the highest-grossing films of all time adjusted for inflation.^[5] It was followed by a sequel, Oliver's Story (1978), starring O'Neal with Candice Bergen.

^ "Love Story (PG)". British Board of Film Classification. January 20, 1971. Archived from the original on October 28, 2022. Retrieved October 27, 2022.
^ "Romance Back; 'Sado-Sex, Drugs At End' - Hiller". Variety. December 30, 1970. p. 3. Retrieved October 3, 2022 – via Archive.org.
^ D'Allesandro, Anthony (July 15, 2002). "Top 50 worldwide grossers". Variety. p. 52, Paramount at 90 supplement.
^ "Howard Minsky, Hollywood Producer, Is Dead at 94". The New York Times. August 16, 2008. Archived from the original on May 26, 2019. Retrieved September 4, 2017.
^ "Domestic Grosses". Box Office Mojo. Archived from the original on June 28, 2012. Retrieved June 25, 2012.