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
Scotty Corrigan
Jennifer Jason Leigh
Lizzie Whitcomb
David Dukes
Everett Reagle
Estelle Parsons
Beatrice Corrigan
Daphne Ashbrook
Debra Zabriskie
Gerrit Graham
Warren Whitcomb
Kali Rocha
Flossy Whitcomb
Laurie Kennedy
Lavinia Whitcomb
Irma P. Hall
Mae Mullen
Myra Carter
Clarice Whitcomb
Richard Woods
Jacob Campbell
Edgar Smith
Potts the Postman
Cara Stoner
Maggie the Maid
George Gaffney
Bike Rider (Mike)
Tom Riis Farrell
Scott's Boss (Lester)
Mark Joy
Celebrity Author (Daniel Montana)
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
Confederate Soldier (uncredited)
Michael Ruff
Wounded Soldier (uncredited)
Crew
Dan Curtis
Director, Producer
James S. Henerson
Story, Teleplay
Jack Finney
Short Story
Bill Blunden
Editor
Melissa Gearhart
Assistant Editor
Eric Van Haren Noman
Director of Photography
Paul M. Pollard
Cinematography
Donald P.H. Eaton
First Assistant Director
Lynn Wegenka
Second Assistant Director
Michael Todd Schlenker
Production Coordinator
Richard Welsh
Executive Producer
Brent Shields
Co-Executive Producer
Lynn Raynor
Co-Producer
Jan Scott
Production Design
Andrea Lapins
Post Production Supervisor
Lynn Kressel
Casting
Tracy Kilpatrick
Locale Casting Director
Dorothy Amos
Costume Designer
Sally J. Harper
Key Hair Stylist
Robert Harper
Key Hair Stylist
Janeen Schreyer
Key Makeup Artist
Patricia Androff
Key Makeup Artist
Michael O'Corrigan
Supervising Sound Editor
Sherry Klein
Sound Re-Recording Mixer
Jim Hawkins
Production Sound Mixer
Bob Shelley
Special Effects
Bob Cobert
Original Music Composer
Chris Ledesma
Music Editor
Michael Davis
Transportation Coordinator
Erica Rogalla
Set Decoration
Richard Blankenship
Construction Coordinator
Larry K. Johnson
Script Supervisor
Mark Cottrell
Location Manager
Dick Kyker
Property Master
Billy Sherrill
Key Grip
Robert Driskell
Gaffer
James T. Davis
Unit Production Manager
Kathleen Straub
Executive In Charge Of Production
Ann Champion
Art Direction
