Story :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 ScottScotty Corrigan
Jennifer Jason LeighLizzie Whitcomb
David DukesEverett Reagle
Estelle ParsonsBeatrice Corrigan
Daphne AshbrookDebra Zabriskie
Gerrit GrahamWarren Whitcomb
Kali RochaFlossy Whitcomb
Laurie KennedyLavinia Whitcomb
Irma P. HallMae Mullen
Myra CarterClarice Whitcomb
Richard WoodsJacob Campbell
Edgar SmithPotts the Postman
Cara StonerMaggie the Maid
George GaffneyBike Rider (Mike)
Tom Riis FarrellScott's Boss (Lester)
Mark JoyCelebrity Author (Daniel Montana)
Linda PowellDoctor
Sandra Martin HudginsMrs. Reed (uncredited)
Sam WellsHoward Lee (uncredited)
Paul D'EliaDesk Jockey (uncredited)
Raymond H. JohnsonDignitary at the Ball (uncredited)
Dick CheathamUnion Officer with Dance Invitation (uncredited)
Timothy J. CroweCharging Union Soldier (uncredited)