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The Love Letter

  • TV Movie
  • 1998
  • Unrated
  • 1h 39m
IMDb RATING
7.2/10
2.3K
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Jennifer Jason Leigh and Campbell Scott in The Love Letter (1998)
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20th century computer games designer Scott exchanges love letters with 19th century poet Elizabeth Whitcomb through an antique desk that can make letters travel through time.20th century computer games designer Scott exchanges love letters with 19th century poet Elizabeth Whitcomb through an antique desk that can make letters travel through time.20th century computer games designer Scott exchanges love letters with 19th century poet Elizabeth Whitcomb through an antique desk that can make letters travel through time.

  • Director
    • Dan Curtis
  • Writers
    • Jack Finney
    • James S. Henerson
  • Stars
    • Campbell Scott
    • Jennifer Jason Leigh
    • David Dukes
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  • IMDb RATING
    7.2/10
    2.3K
    YOUR RATING
    • Director
      • Dan Curtis
    • Writers
      • Jack Finney
      • James S. Henerson
    • Stars
      • Campbell Scott
      • Jennifer Jason Leigh
      • David Dukes
    • 62User reviews
  • See production, box office & company info
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    • Awards
      • 1 win

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    Jennifer Jason Leigh and Campbell Scott in The Love Letter (1998)
    Jennifer Jason Leigh and Campbell Scott in The Love Letter (1998)
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    Jennifer Jason Leigh and David Dukes in The Love Letter (1998)
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    Campbell Scott
    Campbell Scott
    • Scott Corrigan
    Jennifer Jason Leigh
    Jennifer Jason Leigh
    • Elizabeth Whitcomb
    David Dukes
    David Dukes
    • Everett Reagle
    Estelle Parsons
    Estelle Parsons
    • Beatrice Corrigan
    Daphne Ashbrook
    Daphne Ashbrook
    • Debra Zabriskie
    Myra Carter
    • Clarice Whitcomb
    Gerrit Graham
    Gerrit Graham
    • Warren Whitcomb
    Irma P. Hall
    Irma P. Hall
    • Mae Mullen
    Richard Woods
    • Jacob Campbell
    Kali Rocha
    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
    Tom Riis Farrell
    • Scott's Boss
    Mark Joy
    • Celebrity Author
    Linda Powell
    Linda Powell
    • Doctor
    Timothy J. Crowe
    • Charging Union Soldier
    • Director
      • Dan Curtis
    • Writers
      • Jack Finney
      • James S. Henerson
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    • 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.
    • Goofs
      In the video game Scottie is working on, General Stuart (as in JEB) is misspelled as Stewart.
    • Quotes

      Elizabeth Whitcomb: The hard truth is we are doomed to be chaste. To never touch each other, hear each other, see each other... so what harm can there be to write to each other?

    • Connections
      Edited into Hallmark Hall of Fame (1951)

    User reviews62

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    It's a wonderful, wonderful movie
    I love romance movies. I'll spend boring weekends just popping them in the VCR. I love time travel romances and after watching SOMEWHERE IN TIME for the 10th time spent an entire weekend debating where "the watch" originated with my husband and friends. I happened to catch THE LOVE LETTER on cable one rainy afternoon and by the end of the movie I had gone through an entire box of Kleenex. The "romance" between Scotty and Lizzie was so touching. I did think that the poems Lizzie wrote were pretty sappy but we're talking about the 19th century here. Whenever you watch a time travel movie or read that type of book, you really have to learn to suspend disbelief, but the way this movie was handled it seemed so possible. That they could actually feel each others presence across time was so beautifully handled. The music was hauntingly beautiful as well. My only quibble with the whole story was if the time portal worked from the past to the present, why couldn't it work from the present to the past. I felt so sad that Lizzie had to live all those years without Scotty. All in all it's a great movie. I would, and have, recommended it to anyone who loves romance.
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    • Jun 27, 2002

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    Details

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    • Release date
      • February 1, 1998 (United States)
    • Country of origin
      • United States
    • Official site
      • Hallmark Hall of Fame page.
    • Language
      • English
    • Also known as
      • Hallmark Hall of Fame: The Love Letter (#47.3)
    • Filming locations
      • Petersburg, Virginia, USA
    • Production companies
      • Hallmark Entertainment
      • Hallmark Hall of Fame Productions
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    • Runtime
      1 hour 39 minutes
    • Color
      • Color
    • Sound mix
      • Stereo
    • Aspect ratio
      • 1.33 : 1

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