Sommersby poster
Director Jon Amiel
Screenplay Sarah Kernochan

Sommersby

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

Release Date: 1993-02-05

Duration: 109 minutes

Synopsis

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.

Casting

  • Jodie Foster
    Laurel Sommersby
  • Richard Gere
    John Robert Sommersby / Horace Townsend
  • James Earl Jones
    Judge Barry Conrad Issacs
  • Bill Pullman
    Orin Meecham
  • Ray McKinnon
    Lawyer Webb
  • R. Lee Ermey
    Dick Mead
  • Frankie Faison
    Joseph
  • William Windom
    Reverend Powell
  • Lanny Flaherty
    Buck
  • Muse Watson
    Drifter #1