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Mrs. Soffel

Mrs. Soffel

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Status

Released

Release Date

Dec 26, 1984

Runtime

1h 52m

Genres

Drama, Romance

User Score

61%

Original Title

Mrs. Soffel

Production Companies

Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer

Director

Gillian Armstrong

Budget

$11,000,000

Revenue

$4,385,312

Description

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.