The Love Letter (1998)
Overview
20th century computer games designer Scott, Civil War buff, buys an antique desk from that era and, while polishing it, he discovers a secret compartment in which sits an unmailed letter--a letter written by a young poet named Lizzie over a century earlier. Touched by her yearning for passion, he writes her back, egged on by his mystically inclined mother. Magically, his letter reaches Lizzie and they begin a correspondence that threatens Scott's impending marriage but promises to bring fulfilment to Lizzie. Spanning the Civil War to the present, the perils of Lizzie's war-torn situation threaten her safe passage into the future. Will their love endure the test of time?
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Additional Info
| Budget | $0.00 |
|---|---|
| Revenue | $0.00 |
| Original Language | en |
| Popularity | 5.759 |
Directed By
Dan Curtis
Crew
Dan Curtis
James S. Henerson
James S. Henerson
Bob Cobert
Dorothy Amos
Janeen Schreyer
Michael Davis
Michael O'Corrigan
Tracy Kilpatrick
Donald P.H. Eaton
Robert Harper
Billy Sherrill
Andrea Lapins
Lynn Kressel
Mark Cottrell
Chris Ledesma
Sally J. Harper
Bob Shelley
Kathleen Straub
Robert Driskell
Lynn Wegenka
Jim Hawkins
James T. Davis
Larry K. Johnson
Richard Blankenship
Sherry Klein
Michael Todd Schlenker
Patricia Androff
Dick Kyker
Melissa Gearhart
Bill Blunden
Paul M. Pollard
Brent Shields
Jack Finney
Richard Welsh
Erica Rogalla
Ann Champion
Dan Curtis
Eric Van Haren Noman
Jan Scott
Lynn Raynor
TOP CAST
Campbell Scott
Scotty Corrigan
Jennifer Jason Leigh
Lizzie Whitcomb
David Dukes
Everett Reagle
Estelle Parsons
Beatrice Corrigan
Daphne Ashbrook
Debra Zabriskie
Gerrit Graham
Warren Whitcomb
Kali Rocha
Flossy Whitcomb
Laurie Kennedy
Lavinia Whitcomb
Irma P. Hall
Mae Mullen
Myra Carter
Clarice Whitcomb
Richard Woods
Jacob Campbell
Edgar Smith
Potts the Postman
Cara Stoner
Maggie the Maid
George Gaffney
Bike Rider (Mike)
Tom Riis Farrell
Scott's Boss (Lester)
Mark Joy
Celebrity Author (Daniel Montana)
Linda Powell
Doctor
Sandra Martin Hudgins
Mrs. Reed (uncredited)
Sam Wells
Howard Lee (uncredited)
Paul D'Elia
Desk Jockey (uncredited)
Raymond H. Johnson
Dignitary at the Ball (uncredited)
Dick Cheatham
Union Officer with Dance Invitation (uncredited)
Timothy J. Crowe
Charging Union Soldier (uncredited)
Cal Johnson
Confederate Soldier (uncredited)
Michael Ruff
Wounded Soldier (uncredited)
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