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Sommersby

Sommersby

She knew his face. His touch. His voice. She knew everything about him ... But the truth.

19936.31h 49m

Overview

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.

Directed by Jon Amiel
Written by Sarah Kernochan, Nicholas Meyer, Anthony Shaffer
Produced by Arnon Milchan, Steven Reuther
Box OfficeBudget: $30.0MRevenue: $140.1M

Top Cast

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

W

Wendell Wellman

Travis

B

Brett Kelley

Little Rob

Clarice Taylor

Clarice Taylor

Esther

Frankie Faison

Frankie Faison

Joseph

Themes & Keywords

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About Sommersby

Sommersby is a drama, thriller, mystery, romance film released in 1993 exploring themes of husband wife relationship, court case, war veteran, ku klux klan, southern usa, village life. Directed by Jon Amiel, it stars Jodie Foster, Richard Gere, Bill Pullman. 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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