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Director:
Dan Curtis
Writers (WGA):
Jack Finney (short story)
James S. Henerson (television story)
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Release Date:
1 February 1998 (USA) more
Genre:
Fantasy | Romance more
Tagline:
A love story that touches two lives....a century apart.
Plot:
Scotty Corrigan buys an antique desk and finds a Civil War-era letter inside it, written by a woman who died over a hundred years ago... more | add synopsis
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Awards:
1 win more
User Comments:
A fascinating romance. more (47 total)

Cast

  (Cast overview, first billed only)

Campbell Scott ... Scott Corrigan

Jennifer Jason Leigh ... Elizabeth Whitcomb
David Dukes ... Everett Reagle
Estelle Parsons ... Beatrice Corrigan

Daphne Ashbrook ... Debra Zabriskie
Myra Carter ... Clarice Whitcomb
Gerrit Graham ... Warren Whitcomb

Irma P. Hall ... Mae Mullen
Richard Woods ... Jacob Campbell

Kali Rocha ... Flossy Whitcomb
Laurie Kennedy ... Lavinia Whitcomb
Edgar Smith ... Potts the Postman
Cara Stoner ... Maggie the Maid
George Gaffney ... Bike Rider

Tom Riis Farrell ... Scott's Boss
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Additional Details

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Runtime:
99 min
Country:
USA
Language:
English
Color:
Color
Aspect Ratio:
1.33 : 1 more
Sound Mix:
Stereo
Certification:
Netherlands:6 | USA:Unrated
Filming Locations:
Petersburg, Virginia, USA more
Company:
Hallmark Entertainment more

Fun Stuff

Trivia:
Based on a short story of the same name by Jack Finney. The story was first published in "The Saturday Evening Post" on August 1, 1959, and reprinted in the same magazine on January/February 1988. more
Goofs:
Revealing mistakes: The trees surrounding the house should have been much smaller in the 19th century (or larger in the 20th) more
Movie Connections:
References Gone with the Wind (1939) more

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User Comments

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16 out of 16 people found the following comment useful.
A fascinating romance., 29 January 2001
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Author: Philip Drake (wetok1@dnvr.uswest.net)

I first saw The Love Letter on Hallmark Hall Of Fame in 1998. I found it to be the most fascinating love story I had ever seen. As much as I was impressed, I gave it little thought until recently when I ran across a copy of it at the library. I took it home and lost count of the number of times I played it. Each time, I found something new and experienced a different emotion. Maybe because of this story, I've become very interested in the Civil War and spend much time doing research on the subject. I had to get the video and I have.

Back to the story...Jennifer Jason Leigh and Campbell Scott are both great actors. They make you believe that they are the characters they portray. With them, you run the gamut of Scott's and Lizzie's emotions, the strongest being their love for each other. This romantic fantasy is one I would recommend to anyone who has the ability to remove themselves from this world and retreat to the fantasies of this story. They will never forget it. Watch it when there is no distractions.

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