Mrs. Soffel
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12/26/1984Runtime
112 minsOverview
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.
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ReleasedOriginal Language
EnglishBudget
$11,000,000Revenue
$4,385,312Homepage
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A woman trapped in a conventional life finds dangerous passion with a death row inmate and abandons everything to help him escape. It's a slow-burning, morally complex romance shadowed by the consequences of her choices.
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Diane Keaton
Kate Soffel
Mel Gibson
Ed Biddle
Matthew Modine
Jack Biddle
Edward Herrmann
Warden Peter Soffel
Trini Alvarado
Irene Soffel
Jennifer Dundas
Margaret Soffel
Danny Corkill
Eddie Soffel
Harley Cross
Clarence Soffel
Terry O'Quinn
Detective Buck McGovern
Pippa Pearthree
Maggie
William Youmans
Guard George Koslow
Maury Chaykin
Guard Charlie Reynolds
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