Somewhere in Time
Someday in the past he will find her...
Rating: 7.5 out of 10TMDB(701 votes)
Overview
Young writer Richard Collier is met on the opening night of his first play by an old lady who begs him to "Come back to me". Mystified, he tries to find out about her, and learns that she is a famous stage actress from the early twentieth century. Becoming more and more obsessed with her, by self-hypnosis he manages to travel back in time—where he meets her.
Fun facts
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Nominations
Nominated for the Oscar for Best Costume Design (1981)
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Box office
Made on a $5.1M budget
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Based on
Based on Bid Time Return
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Filming locations
Filmed in Mackinac Island
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Setting
Set in Chicago and Michigan
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Music
Music by John Barry
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Cinematography
Cinematography by Isidore Mankofsky
Details
- Director
- Writer
- Richard MathesonNovel, Screenplay
- Status
- Released
- Release date
- October 2, 1980
- Original language
- English
- Budget
- $5.1M
- Countries
- United States of America
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In the United States
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Cast
Christopher ReeveRichard Collier
Jane SeymourElise McKenna
Christopher PlummerWilliam Fawcett 'W.F.' Robinson
Teresa WrightLaura Roberts
Bill ErwinArthur Biehl
George VoskovecDr. Gerald Finney- Susan FrenchOlder Elise
John AlvinArthur's Father
Eddra GaleGenevieve- Audrey BennettRichard's Date [1972]
William H. MacyCritic [1972]- Laurence CovenCritic [1972]
- Susan BuggPenelope [1972]
- Christy MichaelsBeverly [1972]
- Ali Marie MathesonStudent [1972]
George WendtStudent [1972]- Steve BoomerHippie [1972]
Pat BillingsleyProfessor [1972]- Ted LissAgent [Eight Years Later]
- Francis X. KeefeDesk Clerk [Eight Years Later]
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