Sommersby (1993)
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.
Director:
Jon Amiel
Writer:
Sarah Kernochan
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Jodie Foster as Laurel Sommersby |
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Richard Gere as John Robert Sommersby / Horace Townsend |
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Bill Pullman as Orin Meecham |
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James Earl Jones as Judge Barry Conrad Issacs |
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Lanny Flaherty as Buck |
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William Windom as Reverend Powell |
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Wendell Wellman as Travis |
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Brett Kelley as Little Rob |
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Clarice Taylor as Esther |
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Frankie Faison as Joseph |
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R. Lee Ermey as Dick Mead |
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Richard Hamilton as Doc Evans |
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Karen Kirschenbauer as Mrs. Evans |
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Carter McNeese as Storekeeper Wilson |
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Dean Whitworth as Tom Clemmons |
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Stephanie Weaver as Mrs. Bundy |
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Muse Watson as Drifter #1 |
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Paul Austin as KKK #1 / Folsom |
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Frank Hoyt Taylor as KKK #2 |
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Doug Sloan as Marshall #2 |
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Ray McKinnon as Lawyer Webb |
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Maury Chaykin as Lawyer Dawson |
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Richard Lineback as Timothy Fry |
| Production | Cydney Bernard | Production Manager |
| Writing | Nicholas Meyer | Author |
| Production | Arnon Milchan | Producer |
| Production | Richard Gere | Executive Producer |
| Directing | Jon Amiel | Director |
| Writing | Anthony Shaffer | Author |
| Production | Maggie Wilde | Executive Producer |
| Editing | Peter Boyle | Editor |
| Camera | Philippe Rousselot | Director of Photography |
| Writing | Sarah Kernochan | Screenplay |
| Art | Michael Seirton | Set Decoration |
| Production | Steven Reuther | Producer |
| Sound | Danny Elfman | Original Music Composer |
| Art | Bruno Rubeo | Production Design |
| Camera | Dwight Joseph Lavers | Dolly Grip |
| Production | Mary McLaglen | Unit Production Manager |
| Camera | Ted Morris | First Assistant Camera |
| Costume & Make-Up | Elaine Short | Key Hair Stylist |
| Camera | C. Alan Rawlins Sr. | Key Grip |
| Crew | Paul Beahm | Stunt Coordinator |
| Sound | Chris Newman | Sound Mixer |
| Crew | Carol Dantuono | Post Production Supervisor |
| Camera | Anastas N. Michos | Steadicam Operator |
| Camera | John Clifford | Still Photographer |
| Directing | Douglas A. Raine | Second Assistant Director |
| Sound | Dennis Maitland II | Boom Operator |
| Directing | Josh McLaglen | First Assistant Director |
| Camera | Anastas N. Michos | Camera Operator |
| Crew | Greg Hull | Special Effects Coordinator |
| Costume & Make-Up | Peter Robb-King | Key Makeup Artist |
| Art | Paul Sonski | Assistant Art Director |
| Sound | Ellen Segal | Music Editor |
| Editing | Patricia A. Galvin | Assistant Editor |
| Art | Dennis Bradford | Assistant Art Director |
| Art | Ron Downing | Property Master |
| Directing | Xochi Blymyer | Second Second Assistant Director |
| Art | Marco Rubeo | Set Designer |
| Camera | Michael Alexonis | Grip |
| Lighting | Jack English | Chief Lighting Technician |
| Costume & Make-Up | Dana Campbell | Costumer |
| Art | Kathleen Walker | Assistant Art Director |
| Crew | Jill Stokesberry | Stunts |
| Crew | Bob Minor | Stunts |
| Costume & Make-Up | Cha Blevins | Costumer |
| Camera | J. Wayne Parker | Best Boy Grip |
| Editing | Jonathan Lucas | Assistant Editor |
| Editing | Carole A. Kenneally | Assistant Editor |
| Costume & Make-Up | Barry Kellogg | Costumer |
| Crew | Merritt Yohnka | Stunts |
| Production | Nicole Furia | Production Accountant |
| Lighting | George M. Chappell | Electrician |
| Sound | Dan O'Connell | Foley Artist |
| Sound | James Ashwill | Foley Mixer |
| Editing | Donah Bassett | Negative Cutter |
| Sound | Simon Coke | Sound Editor |
| Sound | Jerelyn J. Harding | ADR Editor |
| Sound | Hilda Hodges | Foley Artist |
| Crew | Julie Adams | Dialect Coach |
| Sound | Chris Carpenter | Sound Re-Recording Mixer |
| Sound | Bob Badami | Music Editor |
| Sound | Dave Kulczycki | Sound Editor |
| Sound | Karen G. Wilson | Sound Editor |
| Sound | Nerses Gezalyan | Foley Recordist |
| Sound | Jessica Gallavan | ADR Editor |
| Crew | Stanley Brossette | Unit Publicist |
| Sound | Charleen Richards-Steeves | ADR Mixer |
| Costume & Make-Up | Mitchell Ray Kenney | Costumer |
| Production | Chris Furia | Post Production Accountant |
| Sound | Blake R. Cornett | Assistant Sound Editor |
| Sound | Michael Minkler | Sound Re-Recording Mixer |
| Production | Scott Elias | Location Manager |
| Art | Paul Arthur Hartman | Leadman |
| Lighting | James Babineaux | Assistant Chief Lighting Technician |
| Art | Richard Blankenship | Construction Coordinator |
| Sound | Teri E. Dorman | Sound Editor |
| Sound | Scott Hecker | Sound Editor |
| Sound | John A. Larsen | Sound Editor |
| Sound | Lauren Palmer | Supervising Sound Editor |
| Sound | Shawn Murphy | Scoring Mixer |
| Art | Steve Saklad | Assistant Art Director |
| Lighting | Scott Graves | Electrician |
| Sound | Jay Wilkinson | Supervising Sound Editor |
| Sound | Rodger Pardee | Sound Editor |
| Sound | Linda Symcox | Assistant Sound Editor |
| Crew | Doug Sloan | Animal Wrangler |
| Sound | Bob Beemer | Sound Re-Recording Mixer |
| Crew | Jerry Jackson | Transportation Coordinator |
| Art | P. Michael Johnston | Art Direction |
| Directing | Eva Z. Cabrera | Script Supervisor |
| Production | Billy Hopkins | Casting |
| Costume & Make-Up | Marilyn Vance | Costume Design |
| Costume & Make-Up | Lisa Lovaas | Costume Supervisor |
| Production | Suzanne Smith Crowley | Casting |
| Crew | Gregory J. Barnett | Stunts |
| Production | Brunson Green | Extras Casting |
| Writing | Daniel Vigne | Original Film Writer |
| Writing | Jean-Claude Carrière | Original Film Writer |