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.
| Camera | Caleb Deschanel | Director of Photography |
| Production | Denise Di Novi | Producer |
| Writing | Nicholas Sparks | Screenplay |
| Editing | Steven Weisberg | Editor |
| Writing | Gerald Di Pego | Screenplay |
| Directing | Luis Mandoki | Director |
| Sound | Gabriel Yared | Music |
| Production | Jim Wilson | Producer |
| Production | Kevin Costner | Producer |
| Production | Leslie Weisberg | Associate Producer |
| Art | Jeffrey Beecroft | Production Design |
| Costume & Make-Up | Gary Archer | Prosthetics |
| Writing | Nicholas Sparks | Novel |
| Crew | Lance Gilbert | Stunt Coordinator |
| Crew | Erik Rondell | Stunts |
| Crew | Norman Howell | Stunt Coordinator |
| Art | Michael O'Donnell | Set Dresser |
