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?
Directed by Dan Curtis
writing
letter
love letter
poet
falling in love
antique
desk
based on short story
fiancé fiancée relationship
american civil war
engaged
time paradox
communication
history
writing desk
secret compartment
IMDB
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Letterboxd
3.2 / 5
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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
Cara Stoner
Maggie the Maid
Crew
Dan Curtis
Director
Bob Cobert
Original Music Composer
Dan Curtis
Producer
Lynn Kressel
Casting
Jack Finney
Short Story
Popular Reviews
4 reviews
mrosi
6.0★ · 03/26/25
This mf really traveled through TIME to cheat on his fiancé. Men cannot be trusted !!
This mf really traveled through TIME to cheat on his fiancé. Men cannot be trusted !!