Sommersby
1993 · ★ 6.3 · Dir. Jon Amiel
She knew his face. His touch. His voice. She knew everything about him ... But the truth.
Set in the South just after the US Civil War, Laurel Sommersby is just managing to work the farm without her husband, believed killed in battle. By all accounts, Jack Sommersby was not a pleasant man, thus when he suddenly returns, Laurel has mixed emotions. It appears that Jack has changed a great deal, leading some people to believe that this is not actually Jack but an imposter. Laurel herself is unsure, but willing to take the man into her home, and perhaps later into her heart.
- Released
- 1993-02-05
- Runtime
- 109 min
- Rated
- PG-13
- Language
- EN
- Budget
- $30M
- Box office
- $140.1M
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Jodie Foster
Laurel Sommersby
Richard Gere
John Robert Sommersby / Horace Townsend
Bill Pullman
Orin Meecham
James Earl Jones
Judge Barry Conrad Issacs
Lanny Flaherty
Buck
William Windom
Reverend Powell
Wendell Wellman
Travis
Brett Kelley
Little Rob
Clarice Taylor
Esther
Frankie Faison
Joseph
R. Lee Ermey
Dick Mead
Karen Kirschenbauer
Mrs. Evans
Keywords
Husband wife relationshipFalse identityWar veteranLoss of loved oneViolenceAmnesiaVillageWifeSouthern usaCourt casePeasantHangingKu klux klanOne-sided loveRacial segregationGallowsFake identityReturnDeath penaltyPost civil warSuspicion of murderDeath sentenceViolent husbandAgricultureVillage lifeSentenceReconstruction eraImposterSoldier's wifeBased on true story
