Overview
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.
Fun facts
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Box office
Grossed $4.39M worldwide against a $11M budget
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Based on
Based on a true story
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Setting
Set in Pittsburgh
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Music
Music by Mark Isham
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Cinematography
Cinematography by Russell Boyd
Details
- Director
- Writer
- Ron NyswanerWriter
- Status
- Released
- Release date
- December 26, 1984
- Original language
- English
- Budget
- $11M
- Revenue
- $4.4M
- Countries
- United States of America
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In the United States
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Cast
Diane KeatonKate Soffel
Mel GibsonEd Biddle
Matthew ModineJack Biddle
Edward HerrmannWarden Peter Soffel
Trini AlvaradoIrene Soffel
Jennifer DundasMargaret Soffel
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
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