Made for television, A Letter to Three Wives is a modernized version of the classic 1949 theatrical film of the same name. Three women are going on a trip that leaves incommunicado with the rest of the world and before they leave; a woman who either has a history or relationship with each of their husbands leaves them a letter that says that she is leaving with one of their husbands. TV Guide, UK's No 1 TV guide showing your TV listings in an easy to read grid format, Visit us to check TV News, Freeview TV listings, Sky TV, Virgin TV, History, Discovery, TLC, BBC, and more. Directed by Larry Elikann. Vera Caspary adapted the story to A Letter to Four Wives. In short, ''A Letter to Three Wives'' is a moderately engaging television movie stuck with the inescapable handicap of having to be compared with its very nearly perfect predecessor. Movies. Movies. Directed by Joseph L. Mankiewicz. Menu. A letter is addressed to three wives from their "best friend" Addie Ross, announcing that she is running away with one of their husbands - but she does not say which one. Each one is upwardly-mobile and insecure in her own way. A Letter To Three Wives TV Movie 1985. I think what makes the ending difficult to get at first is that the story we have been seeing is so symmetrical. The real star of tonight’s remake of “A Letter to Three Wives” (9 p.m. on Channels 4, 36 and 39) is Joseph L. Mankiewicz. Starring Loni Anderson, Michele Lee, Stephanie Zimbalist, Charles Frank, Michael Gross, and Ben Gazzara. While on a charity picnic, the wives of three well-to-do men each receive a letter from a fourth woman, a flashy divorcée named Addie (who is never seen). Letter to Three Wives, A (1985) TV Movie "A Letter to Three Wives" is a modernized version of the classic 1949 theatrical film of the same name. Showtimes & Tickets Showtimes & Tickets Top Rated Movies Most Popular Movies Browse Movies by Genre Top Box Office In Theaters Coming Soon Coming Soon DVD & Blu-ray Releases Release Calendar Movie News India Movie Spotlight. Three women (Loni Anderson, Stephanie Zimbalist, Michele Lee) read a divorcee's letter saying she has left town with one of their husbands. Three women are going on a trip that leaves incommunicado with the rest of the world and before they leave; a woman who either has a history or relationship with each of their husbands leaves them a letter that says that she is leaving with one of their husbands. Then studio head Darryl F. Zanuck and Mankiewicz eventually decided in mid-1948 to focus on only three marriages, thus retitling it to A Letter to Three Wives. From 1988. : 84 In June 1948, it was on the top of 20th Century Fox' list of films to be produced over the following ten months. We meet three women. With Jeanne Crain, Linda Darnell, Ann Sothern, Kirk Douglas. With Loni Anderson, Stephanie Zimbalist, Michele Lee, Charles Frank. A remake of the 1949 movie. Release Date: 1985 Not Yet Rated | 1 hr 37 min Plot Summary. Publication date 1985-12-16 Topics Loni Anderson, Stephanie Zimbalist, Michele Lee, family, 80s, wives Language English. Showtimes & Tickets Showtimes & Tickets Top Rated Movies Most Popular Movies Browse Movies by Genre Top Box Office In Theaters Coming Soon Coming Soon DVD & Blu-ray Releases Release Calendar Movie News India Movie Spotlight. Menu. While on a charity picnic, the wives of three well-to-do men each receive a letter from a fourth woman, a flashy divorcée named Addie (who is never seen).