Love! Valour! Compassion! (1997): cast, story & where to watch

Released in 1997, Love! Valour! Compassion! is a drama film directed by Joe Mantello, running about 108 minutes. “Eight men. One summer. Figure it out.” — that tagline sets the tone.

What it’s about. Gregory invites seven friends to spend the summer at his large, secluded 19th-century home in upstate New York. The seven are: Bobby, Gregory's "significant other"; Art and Perry, two "yuppies"; John, a dour expatriate Briton; Ramon, John's "companion"; James, a cheerful soul who is in the advanced stages of AIDS; and Buzz, a fan of traditional Broadway musicals who is dealing with his own HIV-positive status.

Who’s in it. Love! Valour! Compassion! stars Jason Alexander as Buzz Hauser, Stephen Spinella as Perry Sellars, Stephen Bogardus as Gregory Mitchell and Randy Becker as Ramon Fornos, among others.

How it landed. With an audience score of 6.3/10, Love! Valour! Compassion! has drawn a solid, mixed-to-positive response. It went on to earn $2.9M at the box office.

Where to watch. Streaming options change often. See the full, country-by-country breakdown on our where to watch Love! Valour! Compassion! page.

If you liked it. Fans of Love! Valour! Compassion! tend to enjoy The Shawshank Redemption, The Godfather, Schindler's List and The Godfather Part II.