Mrs. Soffel

"A true story."

Feb 8 1985 PG-13 1h 50m
Drama, Romance

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.

Plot

Peter Soffel is the stuffy warden of a remote American prison around the turn of the century. His wife, Kate, finds herself attracted to prisoner Ed Biddle. She abandons her husband and children to help Ed and his brother Jack escape and accompanies them into the wintery wasteland.

Written by

Ron Nyswaner

Directed by

Gillian Armstrong

Cast

Diane Keaton, Mel Gibson, Matthew Modine

Crew

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Production Countries

United States of America

Production Companies

Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer

Languages

English

Awards

3 nominations total

Trailers
Mrs. Soffel Official Trailer #1 - Matthew Modine Movie (1984) HD
Scores
# of Votes
3,820
Average Rating
6.1 out of 10
Metascore
NA
Popularity
NA