- Release Date: 1993
- Runtime: 114 min
- Genre: Drama, Mystery, Romance
- Starring: Richard Gere, Jodie Foster, Bill Pullman, James Earl Jones ... see all
- Director: Jon Amiel
- Plot: Set in the south of the United States just after the Civil War, Laurel Sommersby is just managing to work the farm without her husband Jack, believed killed in the... Read more
User Reviews
Beat
Oct 01, 2006
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Oct 01, 2006Star - yahoo.com
A man. A hart. Another man the hart. Be true to your self can you denie your own hart?. The tuch of a man.... Full review
Beat
Oct 01, 2006
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Oct 01, 2006star3251 - yahoo.com
A man. A hart. Another man the hart. Be true to your self can you denie your own hart?. The tuch of a man.... Full review
How ROMANTIC...!!! :((
Aug 06, 2006
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Aug 06, 2006rurouni_angel2004 - yahoo.com
When I watched the movie in the start scene on TV in the middle of the night, I don't think I was interesting for the film and I want to go to bed. But, when I follow the story, hmm.., it's... Full review
Excellent Movie of all time
Jun 21, 2006
Patricia - yahoo.com
Jun 21, 2006Patricia - yahoo.com
The movie really moved me,I loved it. The Klan has always been evil. I am a Republican and my best friend is black. She knows that there are a lot of Republican's that stand for what is good and right. Just... Full review
Excellent Movie of all time
Jun 21, 2006
pgs48fy03 - yahoo.com
Jun 21, 2006pgs48fy03 - yahoo.com
The movie really moved me,I loved it. The Klan has always been evil. I am a Republican and my best friend is black. She knows that there are a lot of Republican's that stand for what is good and right. Just... Full review
great movie
Jun 29, 2005
orsee - yahoo.com
Jun 29, 2005orsee - yahoo.com
i loved this movie and yes i cried at the end. it's so touching. great scripts and actors. jodie foster did a great job in this movie.... Full review
great movie
Jun 29, 2005
ioyairo - yahoo.com
Jun 29, 2005ioyairo - yahoo.com
i loved this movie and yes i cried at the end. it's so touching. great scripts and actors. jodie foster did a great job in this movie.... Full review
it is excellent.....
Nov 26, 2003
chumark54 - yahoo.com
Nov 26, 2003chumark54 - yahoo.com
i love this movie..........though i will never see it again. like saving private ryan, it is too sad, too heartbreaking.... Full review
Critics Reviews
| Apr 17, 2009dearcinema.com
the real Jack Sommersby is dead.... ... Full Review
| Apr 17, 2009dearcinema.com
the real Jack Sommersby is dead.... ... Full Review
| Feb 10, 1993Deseret News
She has quickly become one of our finest actors, never failing to deliver a superb performance.....The cast is uniformly good, including Gere in the title role.....And director Jon Amiel wisely allows her to shine..... ... Full Review
Christian Spotlight on the Movie
If you have seen this movie and would like to share your observations and insights with others to be posted here, please contact us ! ... Full Review
News
While Lord of the Rings managed to do some killer box-office business and wow critics as well as audienes, I just don't think it has the necessary "curb appeal" to win Academy voters over. ... Full Article
Laramie Movie Scope: Sommersby
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1993-02-15
February 15, 1993 -- ``Sommersby'' is one of those post-Civil War period pieces that used to be popular in Hollywood, but it is no ``Gone With The Wind.'' ``Sommersby'' is about a Confederate soldier taken prisoner and thought dead who... ... Full Article
650 2-18-93 Think 'the player,' and picture an agent hustling to get a complicated film like The Return of Martin Guerre.made in high-concept Hollywood: "Remember that Frenchy hit with GTrard Depardieu and Nathalie Baye about ten years ago? ... Full Article
This Americanized remake of the French classic The Return of Martin Guerre (1982) transports the story's setting from the 16th century Gallic countryside to 19th century Tennessee at the conclusion of the U.S. ... Full Article

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