A Letter to Jonathan (1980)

01/01/1980 (EN) • 12m

Drama

Overview

A film with very little dialogue. Set in the Catskills of 1896 – 1916, a farmer buries his deceased wife atop a nearby mountain, then makes the difficult decision to give up his newborn son, Jonathan. Later in 1916, Jonathan returns to confront his past. The only real dialogue is a voice over of the father reading a letter he wrote to his son explaining himself.

Top Billed Cast

Rebecca Knaust

Esther/The Dead Wife

Joseph Bruno

Baby Jonathan

Barbara Layton

Second Couple Wife

John Barnes

Second Couple Husband

Tim Holcomb

Jonathan


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Status

Released

Original Language

Budget

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Revenue

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Keywords

letter

death

farmer

catskills

death of wife

1910s

sad story

1890s

very little dialogue

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