Mrs. Soffel
“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.
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Cast
64 people
Diane Keaton
Kate Soffel
Known for
The Godfather Part II
Annie Hall
Mel Gibson
Ed Biddle
Known for
Braveheart
Signs
Matthew Modine
Jack Biddle
Known for
Stranger Things
Full Metal Jacket
Edward Herrmann
Warden Peter Soffel
Known for
Gilmore Girls
Ri¢hie Ri¢h
Trini Alvarado
Irene Soffel
Known for
The Frighteners
Little Women
Jennifer Dundas
Margaret Soffel
Known for
Changing Lanes
The First Wives Club
Danny Corkill
Eddie Soffel
Known for
D.A.R.Y.L.
Harley Cross
Clarence Soffel
Known for
Dance with the Devil
The Believers
Terry O'Quinn
Detective Buck McGovern
Known for
Lost
The Walking Dead: The Ones Who Live
Pippa Pearthree
Maggie
Known for
Village of the Damned
First Born
William Youmans
Guard George Koslow
Known for
Nadine
666 Park Avenue
Maury Chaykin
Guard Charlie Reynolds
Known for
Entrapment
Dances with Wolves
Gillian Armstrong Director · Ron Nyswaner Writer Mark Isham Composer
Worldwide gross $4.4M · Budget $11M · United States release December 26, 1984
Box office
Budget
$11,000,000
Worldwide gross
$4,385,312
Gross vs. budget
0.4×
Production
Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer
Production · Studio
United States
Produced in
Languages
Original language
English
Spoken on screen
English
Release dates
United States · December 26, 1984
Theatrical
Germany
May 10, 1985 · Theatrical
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