description: Based on his own novel, Richard Matheson adapted this screenplay for the 1981 film. The story begins when a contemporary playwright becomes obsessed with the portrait of a beautiful woman on a hotel wall. He learns the woman was an actress who performed there in 1912 and he discovers a way to transport himself back in time to meet her. He goes back and they begin a passionate romance. But, at any moment, if the playwright should remember his previous existence, he will be torn away and pulled back to his own time.
language: English
title: Somewhere in Time: The Screenplay
titlecomplete: Somewhere in Time: The Screenplay
characters: Richard Collier, Elise McKenna
genres: Fiction, Classics, Science Fiction Fantasy, Science Fiction, Time Travel, Historical Romance, Historical, Historical Fiction, Romance, Fantasy
ratings_count: 7832
places: San Diego, California
awards: awardedAt: 189331200000
name: World Fantasy Award
category: Best Novel
publisher: Harvest Moon Books