The Love Letter

The Love Letter

1998
1h 38min

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?

The Love Letter

Storyline

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?
    Released
    2/1/1998
    Runtime
    1h 38min
    Director
    Genre
    Status
    Released
    Language
    English
    Production
    Hallmark Entertainment, Hallmark Hall of Fame Productions
Cast
Campbell Scott
Campbell Scott
Scotty Corrigan
Jennifer Jason Leigh
Jennifer Jason Leigh
Lizzie Whitcomb
David Dukes
David Dukes
Everett Reagle
Estelle Parsons
Estelle Parsons
Beatrice Corrigan
Daphne Ashbrook
Daphne Ashbrook
Debra Zabriskie
Gerrit Graham
Gerrit Graham
Warren Whitcomb
Kali Rocha
Kali Rocha
Flossy Whitcomb
Laurie Kennedy
Laurie Kennedy
Lavinia Whitcomb
Irma P. Hall
Irma P. Hall
Mae Mullen
Myra Carter
Myra Carter
Clarice Whitcomb
Richard Woods
Richard Woods
Jacob Campbell
Edgar Smith
Potts the Postman
Cara Stoner
Cara Stoner
Maggie the Maid
George Gaffney
George Gaffney
Bike Rider (Mike)
Tom Riis Farrell
Tom Riis Farrell
Scott's Boss (Lester)
Mark Joy
Mark Joy
Celebrity Author (Daniel Montana)
Linda Powell
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
Cal Johnson
Confederate Soldier (uncredited)
Michael Ruff
Michael Ruff
Wounded Soldier (uncredited)
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