The Love Letter

Dan Curtis
1998-02-01

A letter from the past would change their future forever.
6.2
98 min

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?

Cast

Name Character Team
Campbell Scott Scotty Corrigan Unowned
Jennifer Jason Leigh Lizzie Whitcomb Zac E. Chan
David Dukes Everett Reagle Unowned
Estelle Parsons Beatrice Corrigan Unowned
Daphne Ashbrook Debra Zabriskie Unowned
Gerrit Graham Warren Whitcomb Unowned
Kali Rocha Flossy Whitcomb Unowned
Laurie Kennedy Lavinia Whitcomb Unowned
Irma P. Hall Mae Mullen Unowned
Myra Carter Clarice Whitcomb Unowned
Richard Woods Jacob Campbell Unowned
Edgar Smith Potts the Postman Unowned
Cara Stoner Maggie the Maid Unowned
George Gaffney Bike Rider (Mike) Unowned
Tom Riis Farrell Scott's Boss (Lester) Unowned
Mark Joy Celebrity Author (Daniel Montana) Unowned
Linda Powell Doctor Unowned
Sandra Martin Hudgins Mrs. Reed (uncredited) Unowned
Sam Wells Howard Lee (uncredited) Unowned
Paul D'Elia Desk Jockey (uncredited) Unowned
Raymond H. Johnson Dignitary at the Ball (uncredited) Unowned
Dick Cheatham Union Officer with Dance Invitation (uncredited) Unowned
Timothy J. Crowe Charging Union Soldier (uncredited) Unowned
Cal Johnson Confederate Soldier (uncredited) Unowned
Michael Ruff Wounded Soldier (uncredited) Unowned