Message in a Bottle (Film), released 1999 — adapted from Message in a bottle by Nicholas Sparks.
A woman finds a romantic letter in a bottle washed ashore and tracks down the author, a widowed shipbuilder whose wife died tragically early. As a deep and mutual attraction blossoms, the man struggles to make peace with his past so that he can move on and find happiness.
Starring Kevin Costner, Robin Wright, Paul Newman, John Savage, Illeana Douglas.
Directed by Luis Mandoki.
