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Mrs. Soffel

1984-12-261h 52mDrama / Romance6.0/10TMDB · 59 votes

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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Directed byGillian Armstrong

Original languageEnglish

Original release1984-12-26

ProductionUnited States of America

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Diane KeatonKate Soffel

Mel GibsonEd Biddle

Matthew ModineJack Biddle

Edward HerrmannWarden Peter Soffel

Trini AlvaradoIrene Soffel

Jennifer DundasMargaret Soffel

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Danny CorkillEddie Soffel Harley CrossClarence Soffel Terry O'QuinnDetective Buck McGovern Pippa PearthreeMaggie William YoumansGuard George Koslow Maury ChaykinGuard Charlie Reynolds Joyce EbertMatron Agnes Garvey Wayne RobsonHalliday Dana Wheeler-NicholsonJessie Bodyne Les RubieMr. Stevenson Paula TruemanMrs. Stevenson Nancy ChesneyMrs. Fitzgerald Samantha FollowsBecky Knotts Katie McCombsRachel Garvey Linda GablerLeota Yoeders Eric HebertPaperboy Tom HarveyAttorney Burke Jack JessopAttorney Watson William DuellLenny John DeeOld Prisoner J. Winston CarrollGuard McGarey David FoxMcNeil Fred BookerTrustee Valerie BuhagiarAlice Norma Dell'AgneseWoman Reporter Al KoslikReporter Philip CraigReporter Frank AdamsonSwinehart Don GranberyRoach Linda CarolaFactory Girl George BelskeyMr. Bodyne Maruska StankovaMrs. Bodyne James BradfordMinister Charles JolliffeSheriff Hoon Rodger BartonDeputy Hoon Jack MatherMr. Watson Lee-Max WaltonHarry Sean SullivanFarmer Warren Van EveraFarmer Walter MasseyDistrict Attorney David BarckhoffBoy on a Sidewalk (uncredited)Chris CummingsBoy (uncredited)Len DoncheffPolish Guard (uncredited)Kay HawtreyPeter's Secretary (uncredited)David HuckvaleRussian Twin (uncredited)Douglas HuckvaleRussian Twin (uncredited)John InnesReporter (uncredited)Derek KeurvorstReporter (uncredited)Dan LettYoung Man (uncredited)A.C. PetersonGuard (uncredited)Lou PitosciaPrisoner (uncredited)Joe ShelbyLawyer (uncredited)Gerry TuckerPoliceman (uncredited)Victoria VanderklootWoman (uncredited)Chuck WatersMan (uncredited)Brian YoungMcNeil's Secretary (uncredited)Tom Bishop Jr.Young Posse Rider (uncredited)Don McManusReporter (uncredited)

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