The Letter (1997 Film)
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''The Letter'' () is a 1997 South Korean film starring
Choi Jin-sil Choi Jin-Sil (December 24, 1968 – October 2, 2008) was a South Korean actress. She was considered one of the best actresses in South Korea, nicknamed "The Nation's Actress". She played leading roles in 18 films and 20 television dramas, appea ...
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Park Shin-yang Park Shin-yang (; born November 1, 1968) is a South Korean actor. He majored in acting at Dongguk University in South Korea and studied at the Mikhail Shchepkin Higher Theatre School in Russia. From 1996 he won a number of acting awards in ...
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Story

A happily married couple see only good days ahead of them; but the husband discovers that he is dying of cancer. Heartbroken at the possibility of leaving his wife behind, he proceeds to write love letters aimed at consoling his wife.


Cast

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Choi Jin-sil Choi Jin-Sil (December 24, 1968 – October 2, 2008) was a South Korean actress. She was considered one of the best actresses in South Korea, nicknamed "The Nation's Actress". She played leading roles in 18 films and 20 television dramas, appea ...
as Jung-in *
Park Shin-yang Park Shin-yang (; born November 1, 1968) is a South Korean actor. He majored in acting at Dongguk University in South Korea and studied at the Mikhail Shchepkin Higher Theatre School in Russia. From 1996 he won a number of acting awards in ...
as Hwan-yoo * Choi Yong-min * Lee Jun-seop * Song Gwang-su * Nam Sang-mi * Park Jong-cheol * Lee Sang-u * Kim Young-dae * Lee In-ock


Release

''The Letter'' was released in South Korea on 22 November 1997, and received a total of 724,474 admissions to make it the best selling domestic production and fourth film overall of that year. Together with '' The Contact'' it was only one of two films since 1993 to break the 600,000 admissions mark.


Remake

* '' The Letter'' ("เดอะ เลตเตอร์ จดหมายรัก"), a 2004
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remake starring
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and Attaporn Teemakorn.


See also

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P.S. I Love You (film) ''P.S. I Love You'' is a 2007 American romantic drama film directed by Richard LaGravenese from a screenplay by LaGravenese and Steven Rogers based on the 2004 novel of the same name by Cecelia Ahern. The film stars Hilary Swank, Gerard Butle ...


References


External links

* * 1997 films 1997 romantic drama films 1990s Korean-language films 1990s South Korean films South Korean romantic drama films South Korean films remade in other languages {{SouthKorea-film-stub