The Letter Men

Jun 10, 2022

0h 9m

★ 3.5

Overview

"The Letter Men" is based on the real love letters written by Gilbert Bradley to his sweetheart, Gordon Bowsher during WWII. Exchanged between 1938 and 1941, the letters were uncovered in 2017 and represent the largest known collection LGBTQ love letters from that time period. Using text from the actual letters, "The Letter Men" follows the two men as their fight to keep their love alive in the face of war and loss.

Genres

Drama

Romance

Production Companies

The Audio Visual Crew

The Letter Men Trailers

Cast

Gilbert Bradley

Garrett Clayton

Gordon Bowsher

Matthew Postlethwaite

Nellie MacDonald

Starlene Beran

Geof MacDonald

Corey Olenick

Miriam Mylne

Nami Matsushita

Sarah

Ciara Noel

Oliver

George Todd McLachlan

Hugh

Safi Jafri

Harry

Pierce Allison

Phil

Blyss Ezell

Joseph

Ander Errandonea

John

Nehal Banik

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