The Love Letter (1998)

The Love Letter (1998)

A letter from the past would change their future forever. 1998-02-01 United States of America 98 Min. PG-13
6.2 26 votes

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?

Cast

Campbell Scott is Scotty Corrigan
Scotty Corrigan
Jennifer Jason Leigh is Lizzie Whitcomb
Lizzie Whitcomb
David Dukes is Everett Reagle
Everett Reagle
Estelle Parsons is Beatrice Corrigan
Beatrice Corrigan
Daphne Ashbrook is Debra Zabriskie
Debra Zabriskie
Gerrit Graham is Warren Whitcomb
Warren Whitcomb
Kali Rocha is Flossy Whitcomb
Flossy Whitcomb
Laurie Kennedy is Lavinia Whitcomb
Lavinia Whitcomb
Irma P. Hall is Mae Mullen
Mae Mullen
Myra Carter is Clarice Whitcomb
Clarice Whitcomb
Richard Woods is Jacob Campbell
Jacob Campbell
Edgar Smith is Potts the Postman
Potts the Postman