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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