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Sommersby

1993-02-05 · 109 min · ★ 6.4

Drama · Thriller · Mystery · Romance

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.

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Directors
Jon Amiel
Production companies
Regency Enterprises, Alcor Films, Le Studio Canal+
Countries
France, United States of America
Status
Released
Budget
USD 30,000,000
Revenue
USD 140,081,992

Top Cast

Jodie FosterJodie FosterLaurel Sommersby
Richard GereRichard GereJohn Robert Sommersby / Horace Townsend
Bill PullmanBill PullmanOrin Meecham
James Earl JonesJames Earl JonesJudge Barry Conrad Issacs
Lanny FlahertyLanny FlahertyBuck
William WindomWilliam WindomReverend Powell
Wendell WellmanTravis
Brett KelleyLittle Rob
Clarice TaylorClarice TaylorEsther
Frankie FaisonFrankie FaisonJoseph
R. Lee ErmeyR. Lee ErmeyDick Mead
Richard HamiltonRichard HamiltonDoc Evans
Karen KirschenbauerMrs. Evans
Carter McNeeseStorekeeper Wilson
Dean WhitworthTom Clemmons
Stephanie WeaverMrs. Bundy
Muse WatsonMuse WatsonDrifter #1
Paul AustinKKK #1 / Folsom
Frank Hoyt TaylorFrank Hoyt TaylorKKK #2
Doug SloanMarshall #2

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