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The Love Letter

  • TV Movie
  • 19981998
  • UnratedUnrated
  • 1h 39m
IMDb RATING
7.2/10
2.1K
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Jennifer Jason Leigh and Campbell Scott in The Love Letter (1998)
  • Fantasy
  • Romance
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.
IMDb RATING
7.2/10
2.1K
YOUR RATING
  • Director
    • Dan Curtis
  • Writers
    • Jack Finney(short story)
    • James S. Henerson(television story)
  • Stars
    • Campbell Scott
    • Jennifer Jason Leigh
    • David Dukes
Top credits
  • Director
    • Dan Curtis
  • Writers
    • Jack Finney(short story)
    • James S. Henerson(television story)
  • Stars
    • Campbell Scott
    • Jennifer Jason Leigh
    • David Dukes
  • See production, box office & company info
    • 61User reviews
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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)
    Jennifer Jason Leigh and Kali Rocha in The Love Letter (1998)
    Jennifer Jason Leigh and David Dukes in The Love Letter (1998)
    Kali Rocha in The Love Letter (1998)
    Campbell Scott and Estelle Parsons in The Love Letter (1998)
    Gerrit Graham, Laurie Kennedy, and Kali Rocha in The Love Letter (1998)
    Jennifer Jason Leigh and Kali Rocha in The Love Letter (1998)
    Campbell Scott, Daphne Ashbrook, and Richard Woods in The Love Letter (1998)

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    Campbell Scott
    Campbell Scott
    • Scott Corriganas Scott Corrigan
    Jennifer Jason Leigh
    Jennifer Jason Leigh
    • Elizabeth Whitcombas Elizabeth Whitcomb
    David Dukes
    David Dukes
    • Everett Reagleas Everett Reagle
    Estelle Parsons
    Estelle Parsons
    • Beatrice Corriganas Beatrice Corrigan
    Daphne Ashbrook
    Daphne Ashbrook
    • Debra Zabriskieas Debra Zabriskie
    Myra Carter
    • Clarice Whitcombas Clarice Whitcomb
    Gerrit Graham
    Gerrit Graham
    • Warren Whitcombas Warren Whitcomb
    Irma P. Hall
    Irma P. Hall
    • Mae Mullenas Mae Mullen
    Richard Woods
    • Jacob Campbellas Jacob Campbell
    Kali Rocha
    Kali Rocha
    • Flossy Whitcombas Flossy Whitcomb
    Laurie Kennedy
    • Lavinia Whitcombas Lavinia Whitcomb
    Edgar Smith
    • Potts the Postmanas Potts the Postman
    Cara Stoner
    • Maggie the Maidas Maggie the Maid
    George Gaffney
    • Bike Rideras Bike Rider
    Tom Riis Farrell
    Tom Riis Farrell
    • Scott's Bossas Scott's Boss
    Mark Joy
    Mark Joy
    • Celebrity Authoras Celebrity Author
    Linda Powell
    Linda Powell
    • Doctoras Doctor
    Timothy J. Crowe
    • Charging Union Soldieras Charging Union Soldier
    • Director
      • Dan Curtis
    • Writers
      • Jack Finney(short story)
      • James S. Henerson(television story) (teleplay)
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    Storyline

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    Did you know

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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 reviews61

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    Top review
    Top-notch Time Travel / Romantic Fantasy
    Unknown in Europe, this movie was recommended by someone from the States and I certainly wasn't disappointed once I'd received the DVD and watched it! On a par with "Somewhere in Time" and similar in some respects to "A Message from Charity" which was one of the "New Twilight Zone" episodes, this film is beautifully made and a real pleasure to watch over and over again. In fact nowadays, many of these so-called "TV Movies" are actually better than those made for the cinema !!

    Plots in time-travel movies cannot of course be logical but this film had a very reasonable and believable plot ( bar, of course the way the letters were supposed to travel in time ) but when you watch films of this nature, there is no point in worrying about details of that kind.

    The sets and picture quality were magnificent and I found the ending totally satisfactory although I would have perhaps wished the movie to continue on so that we see romance developing between Campbell Scott and the lady in the cemetery. I had already seen Campbell Scott in a film called 'Dying Young ' and do like this actor very much. This film was just suited to me as I don't really like time-travel movies with tons of special effects as they dont really appear believable ! So I hope people will make more movies like this because at present it is true that they are rather thin on the ground. And we do need doses of romantic fantasy to whisk us out and above of the dreariness of modern life !!
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    • nicholas.rhodes
    • Aug 31, 2003

    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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    Technical specs

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    • Runtime
      1 hour 39 minutes
    • Color
      • Color
    • Sound mix
      • Stereo
    • Aspect ratio
      • 1.33 : 1

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