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The Love Letter (1998)

The Love Letter poster
Directed by
Dan Curtis
Genre
speculative fiction film
Country
United States
Runtime
1h 38m
Rated
12
Rating
6.6 of 10 from 32 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb

How it feels

A man in the 1990s discovers an antique desk and finds a love letter inside. He writes a reply and sends it back in time, sparking a correspondence with a woman living in the 1860s.

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What happens

The Love Letter is an American romantic fantasy drama television film directed and produced by Dan Curtis, based on a short story of the same name by Jack Finney. The film stars Campbell Scott and Jennifer Jason Leigh, with David Dukes, Estelle Parsons, Daphne Ashbrook, Myra Carter, Gerrit Graham, Irma P. Hall, and Richard Woods in supporting roles. It premiered on CBS on February 1, 1998, as part of the Hallmark Hall of Fame anthology series. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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