

Sommersby
1993-02-05 · 109 min · ★ 6.4
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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Production details
- 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 FosterLaurel Sommersby
Richard GereJohn Robert Sommersby / Horace Townsend
Bill PullmanOrin Meecham
James Earl JonesJudge Barry Conrad Issacs
Lanny FlahertyBuck
William WindomReverend Powell
Clarice TaylorEsther
Frankie FaisonJoseph
R. Lee ErmeyDick Mead
Richard HamiltonDoc Evans
Muse WatsonDrifter #1
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