Gillian ArmstrongDirector
Diane KeatonKate Soffel
Mel GibsonEd Biddle
Matthew ModineJack Biddle
Edward HerrmannWarden Peter Soffel
Trini AlvaradoIrene Soffel
Jennifer DundasMargaret Soffel
Danny CorkillEddie Soffel
Harley CrossClarence Soffel
Terry O'QuinnDetective Buck McGovern
Pippa PearthreeMaggie
William YoumansGuard George Koslow
Maury ChaykinGuard Charlie Reynolds
Mrs. Soffel
- drama
- romance
26 Dec 1984
6.0
2
1h 52min
A true story.
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.
