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Sommersby
Sommersby
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Sommersby

1993
1h 49m
Drama
Thriller
Mystery

Status

Released

Release

1993

Runtime

1h 49m

Where to Watch

Available options inUS

Provider type

Streaming

2
Amazon Prime Video
Amazon Prime Video with Ads

Rent

5
Amazon Video
Apple TV Store
Google Play Movies
YouTube
Fandango At Home

Buy

5
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Storyline

"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.

Score Distribution

Details

Status
Released
Runtime
1h 49m
Feb 5, 1993
Languages
English
Director
Jon Amiel
Jon Amiel
Production
Regency Enterprises
Regency Enterprises
Alcor Films
Alcor Films
Le Studio Canal+
Le Studio Canal+
Production Countries
France
United States of America

Top Cast

23 Cast Members

Jodie Foster

Jodie Foster

Laurel Sommersby

Richard Gere

Richard Gere

John Robert Sommersby / Horace Townsend

Bill Pullman

Bill Pullman

Orin Meecham

James Earl Jones

James Earl Jones

Judge Barry Conrad Issacs

Lanny Flaherty

Lanny Flaherty

Buck

William Windom

William Windom

Reverend Powell

Wendell Wellman

Travis

Brett Kelley

Little Rob

Clarice Taylor

Clarice Taylor

Esther

Frankie Faison

Frankie Faison

Joseph

R. Lee Ermey

R. Lee Ermey

Dick Mead

Richard Hamilton

Richard Hamilton

Doc Evans

Karen Kirschenbauer

Mrs. Evans

Carter McNeese

Storekeeper Wilson

Dean Whitworth

Tom Clemmons

Stephanie Weaver

Mrs. Bundy

Muse Watson

Muse Watson

Drifter #1

Paul Austin

KKK #1 / Folsom

Frank Hoyt Taylor

Frank Hoyt Taylor

KKK #2

Doug Sloan

Marshall #2

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