
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?
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Campbell Scott as Scotty Corrigan

Jennifer Jason Leigh as Lizzie Whitcomb

David Dukes as Everett Reagle

Estelle Parsons as Beatrice Corrigan

Daphne Ashbrook as Debra Zabriskie

Gerrit Graham as Warren Whitcomb

Kali Rocha as Flossy Whitcomb

Laurie Kennedy as Lavinia Whitcomb

Irma P. Hall as Mae Mullen

Myra Carter as Clarice Whitcomb

Richard Woods as Jacob Campbell

Edgar Smith as Potts the Postman

Cara Stoner as Maggie the Maid

George Gaffney as Bike Rider (Mike)

Tom Riis Farrell as Scott's Boss (Lester)

Mark Joy as Celebrity Author (Daniel Montana)

Linda Powell as Doctor

Sandra Martin Hudgins as Mrs. Reed (uncredited)

Sam Wells as Howard Lee (uncredited)

Paul D'Elia as Desk Jockey (uncredited)

Raymond H. Johnson as Dignitary at the Ball (uncredited)

Dick Cheatham as Union Officer with Dance Invitation (uncredited)

Timothy J. Crowe as Charging Union Soldier (uncredited)

Cal Johnson as Confederate Soldier (uncredited)

Michael Ruff as Wounded Soldier (uncredited)
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