Taglines: She knew his face. His touch. His voice. She knew everything about him… But the truth.
Sommersby movie storyline. At the end of the Civil War, during which Southern estate owner jack Sommersby was presumed killed, a Confederate veteran reruns to his town to resume Jack’s life. Only wife Laurel, son Ron nor the family dog, who dies suspiciously shortly after, actually recognizes Jack, who behaves much nicer then the pre-war man.
However everybody likes the better Jack enough to play along or convince themselves it’s jack, who comes up with a tobacco growing plan to reboot the war-wrecked local economy and emancipate landless workers, even the ex-slaves. It works, as Laurel dismisses her ex-fiance Orin’s doubts that fake jack may be a scammer. Then outsiders arrive and force everyone to deal with the record of this Jack and some other people, presumably including the real one, being involved in serous crimes heard in court.
Sommersby is a 1993 American romantic period drama film directed by Jon Amiel from a screenplay written by Nicholas Meyer and Sarah Kernochan, adapted from the historical account of the 16th century French peasant Martin Guerre. The film stars Richard Gere and Jodie Foster in the leading roles. Bill Pullman, James Earl Jones, Clarice Taylor, Frankie Faison, and R. Lee Ermey are featured in supporting roles. Set in the Reconstruction era following the American Civil War, in the film; a farmer returns home from the war, but his wife begins to suspect that the man is an impostor.
Sommersby was released in the United States on February 5, 1993 by Warner Bros. The film received generally positive reviews from critics who praised the performances and chemistry of its lead actors as well as the musical score and was a box office success grossing over $150 million, worldwide on a budget of $30 million. The movie was based on the 1982 French movie The Return of Martin Guerre.
Sommersby (1993)
Directed by: Jon Amiel
Starring: Richard Gere, Jodie Foster, Lanny Flaherty, Wendell Wellman, Bill Pullman, Brett Kelley, William Windom, Clarice Taylor, Karen Kirschenbauer
Screenplay by: Nicholas Meyer, Sarah Kernochan
Production Design by: Bruno Rubeo
Cinematography by: Philippe Rousselot
Film Editing by: Peter Boyle
Costume Design by: Marilyn Vance
Set Decoration by: Michael Seirton
Art Direction by: P. Michael Johnston
Music by: Danny Elfman
MPAA Rating: PG-13 for sensuality.
Distributed by: Warner Bros. Pictures
Release Date: February 5, 1993
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