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Sommersby
She knew his face. His touch. His voice. She knew everything about him ... But the truth.
Genres
DramaThrillerMysteryRomance
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.
Details
Budget
$30000000
Revenue
$140081992
Runtime
109 min
Release Date
1993-02-05
Status
Released
Original Language
English
Vote Count
399
Vote Average
6.4
Cast
Meet the talented actors who bring the movie to life.
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
Richard Hamilton
Doc Evans
Karen Kirschenbauer
Mrs. Evans
Carter McNeese
Storekeeper Wilson
Dean Whitworth
Tom Clemmons
Stephanie Weaver
Mrs. Bundy
Muse Watson
Drifter #1
Paul Austin
KKK #1 / Folsom
Frank Hoyt Taylor
KKK #2
Doug Sloan
Marshall #2
Ray McKinnon
Lawyer Webb
Maury Chaykin
Lawyer Dawson
Richard Lineback
Timothy Fry
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