Movies

HomeMoviesSearchTV SeriesBookmarksView Source
Sommersby
Sommersby

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.

Others

Budget

$30000000

Revenue

$140081992

Status

Released

Original Language

English

Runtime

109 mins

Rating

6.4/10

Release Date

05 February 1993

Country

France

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

Wendell Wellman

Wendell Wellman

Travis

Brett Kelley

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

Karen Kirschenbauer

Mrs. Evans

Carter McNeese

Carter McNeese

Storekeeper Wilson

Dean Whitworth

Dean Whitworth

Tom Clemmons

Stephanie Weaver

Stephanie Weaver

Mrs. Bundy

Muse Watson

Muse Watson

Drifter #1

Paul Austin

Paul Austin

KKK #1 / Folsom

Frank Hoyt Taylor

Frank Hoyt Taylor

KKK #2

Doug Sloan

Doug Sloan

Marshall #2

Ray McKinnon

Ray McKinnon

Lawyer Webb

Maury Chaykin

Maury Chaykin

Lawyer Dawson

Richard Lineback

Richard Lineback

Timothy Fry

Similar Movies

5.3

The Fourth

December 1972 •Russian

American journalist gets a sensational material but is afraid to publish it...

5.3

I'll Never Die Alone

August 2008 •Spanish

A violent thriller set in the outback of remote La Plata region, I'LL NEVER DIE ALONE (aka NO MORIRE SOLA) is a tough and pounding story of revenge for rape, mercilessly carried out by a group of women intent on pursuing their attackers to the bitter end.

3.8

Vampire Wars

July 2017 •English

In the wake of the American Civil War, two vampires rise and fight to reclaim their land from the inhabitants of a sleepy Southern town.

5.0

Year of the Gun

September 1991 •English

American novelist David Raybourne accidentally becomes entangled in the Red Brigade's terrorist plan to kidnap Italian Premier Aldo Moro during a research trip to Rome. As the terrorists attempt to kill David, he and his photojournalist friend must struggle to stay alive.

6.0

Mrs. Soffel

December 1984 •English

Kate Soffel is married to a prison warden in Pittsburgh, and is the mother of their four children. Ed Biddle is a convicted murderer awaiting execution on death row with his brother Jack. When Kate meets Eddie through her Bible readings to the prisoners, she is drawn to him, and they pursue a clandestine relationship. She agrees to help the brothers escape, and begins a treacherous journey with them to freedom in Canada.

4.8

Freeway Killer

November 2009 •English

For years he terrorized California motorists as he rode the endless highways searching for his next victim. The discarded bodies turned up beaten, sexually assaulted and horribly mutilated. Deceptively charming and intelligent, the scheming murderer easily avoided police at first. But as police closed in and the killer’s pattern grew more erratic, the only question was how many more will die?

7.9

I Am Cuba

October 1964 •Spanish

Four vignettes on the lives of the Cuban people in the pre-revolutionary era. In Havana, Maria is ashamed when a man she loves discovers how she makes a living. Pedro, an old farmer, discovers that the land he cultivates is being sold to an American company. A student sees his friends attacked by the police while they distribute leaflets supporting Fidel Castro. Finally, a peasant family is threatened by Batista's army.

5.9

The Domino Principle

March 1977 •English

Roy Tucker, a Vietnam war veteran with excellent shooting skills, is serving a long prison sentence when a mysterious visitor promises him that he will be released if he agrees to carry out a dangerous assignment.

6.4

A Widow's Game

May 2025 •Spanish

When a man is found dead, the investigation shatters his widow's perfect facade and exposes a hidden double life in this thriller based on real events.

6.9

Hope and Glory

September 1987 •English

A middle-aged man recalls his childhood growing up in and around London during World War II.

5.4

Forced Vengeance

July 1982 •English

A casino security guard is forced into violence from when the Hong Kong mob threatens his friends.

6.8

Under the Bombs

September 2007 •French

In the wake of Israel's 2006 bombardment of Lebanon, a determined woman finds her way into the country convincing a taxi driver to take a risky journey around the scarred region in search of her sister and her son.

7.4

The Boys of St. Vincent

June 1994 •English

The true story of boys being sexually abused at their orphanage, run by a religious community in Newfoundland.

0.0

Shootout at Byculla

Invalid date •Hindi

Based on the 1992 JJ Hospital shootout, the Arun Gawli gang killed Haseena Parkar's husband. The Dawood Ibrahim gang avenges him.

4.6

La hora del jaguar

August 1978 •Spanish

Police officer dismissed from the force for excessive use of force, is hired as a hitman for some unnamed shadow organization.

6.0

Betrayed

August 1988 •English

An FBI agent posing as a combine driver becomes romantically involved with a Midwest farmer who lives a double life as a white supremacist.

6.7

Heaven & Earth

December 1993 •English

In a small Vietnamese village torn apart by war, a young woman faces unimaginable horrors before deciding to escape to the city. There, she encounters a compassionate Marine who offers her hope and a chance at a new life, igniting the possibility of a future together.

7.0

Coming Home

February 1978 •English

In 1968 California, a Marine officer's wife falls in love with a former high school classmate who suffered a paralyzing combat injury in the war.

6.5

Cromwell

July 1970 •English

Disgusted with the policies of King Charles I, Oliver Cromwell plans to take his family to the New World. But on the eve of their departure, Cromwell is drawn into the tangled web of religion and politics that will result in the English Civil War.

6.0

Raid on Entebbe

December 1976 •English

Based on a true operation by Israeli commandos. An Air France flight is hijacked by the Popular Front for the Liberation of Palestine. The airplane landed in Uganda. The terrorists released some passengers, keeping 94 Jews and 12 air crew hostage. The Israeli government would not negotiate. A rescue plan was devised, and less than 100 commandos were flown across Africa to rescue the passengers in surprisingly successful operation.