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Mrs. Soffel is a american film of genre Drama directed by Gillian Armstrong released in USA on 26 december 1984 with Diane Keaton

Mrs. Soffel (1984)

Mrs. Soffel
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Released in USA 26 december 1984
Length 1h50
Directed by
OriginUSA
Genres Drama,    Historical,    Romance
Rating60% 3.0499253.0499253.0499253.0499253.049925

Mrs. Soffel is a 1984 American drama film directed by Gillian Armstrong, starring Diane Keaton and Mel Gibson and based on the story of condemned brothers Jack and Ed Biddle, who escaped prison with the aid of the warden's wife, Kate Soffel.

It was filmed on location in and around the Serez family farm in Mulmer, Ontario, as well as Wisconsin (train sequences) and establishing shots in Pittsburgh. The film was entered in the 35th Berlin International Film Festival.

Synopsis

Kate Soffel is the wife of a Pittsburgh prison warden in 1901. They have four children. After several months of being sick in bed for no discernible reason that doctors can figure out, she suddenly regains her strength. She visits inmates to read Bible scripture to them and meets Ed Biddle and his brother Jack, both of whom may be innocent of the crimes that brought them here.

Actors

Diane Keaton

(Kate Soffel)Mel Gibson

(Ed Biddle)Matthew Modine

(Jack Biddle)Terry O'Quinn

(Detective Buck McGovern)Edward Herrmann

(Warden Peter Soffel)
And :
Trini Alvarado
Jennifer Dundas
Danny Corkill
Paula Trueman
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