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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.
Theatrical
Dec 26, 1984
Box Office
$4.4M
Budget
$11.0M
Return
0.4x
DVD / Blu-ray
Jan 8, 2002
Theaters
2
Director
Gillian Armstrong
Producers
Scott Rudin, Edgar J. Scherick, David Nicksay
Music
Mark Isham
Studio
Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer
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Cast
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Diane Keaton
Kate Soffel
Mel Gibson
Ed Biddle
M
Matthew Modine
Jack Biddle
E
Edward Herrmann
Warden Peter Soffel
T
Trini Alvarado
Irene Soffel
J
Jennifer Dundas
Margaret Soffel
D
Danny Corkill
Eddie Soffel
H
Harley Cross
Clarence Soffel
T
Terry O'Quinn
Detective Buck McGovern
P
Pippa Pearthree
Maggie
W
William Youmans
Guard George Koslow
M
Maury Chaykin
Guard Charlie Reynolds
J
Joyce Ebert
Matron Agnes Garvey
W
Wayne Robson
Halliday
D
Dana Wheeler-Nicholson
Jessie Bodyne
L
Les Rubie
Mr. Stevenson
P
Paula Trueman
Mrs. Stevenson
S
Samantha Follows
Becky Knotts
T
Tom Harvey
Attorney Burke
J
Jack Jessop
Attorney Watson
