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Sommersby

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Sommersby
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PG13,1hr 54min
Genres:
Drama,Romance
Released:
February 5, 1993
Director:
Jon Amiel
Distributor:
Warner Bros.
Starring:
Richard Gere, Jodie Foster, Lanny Flaherty  ...more
Synopsis: This Americanized remake of the French classic The Return of Martin Guerre (1982) transports the story's setting from the 16th century Gallic countryside to 19th century Tennessee at the conclusion of the U.S. Civil War. Richard Gere stars as Jack Sommersby, a wealthy landowner who returns to his small cotton farming town of Vine Hill three years after the Civil War's end. The defeated Confederate soldier is ready to resume his past life with his young wife Laurel (Jodie Foster). Thinking her husband ... Full Synopsis
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Karl Williams, AMG Review
This surprisingly effective remake of The Return of Martin Guerre (1982) shifts the setting from medieval France to rural Tennessee following the U.S. Civil War. The central conceit of both films is one that requires an intellectual leap of faith on par with that of the familiar Superman/Clark Kent conundrum and it may not be bought wholesale by every audience member. Those that can groove with the ... Full Review
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