Sommersby

Plot Summary

Set in the South just after the US Civil War, Laurel Sommersby is just managing to work the farm without her husband, believed killed in battle. By all accounts, Jack Sommersby was not a pleasant man, thus when he suddenly returns, Laurel has mixed emotions. It appears that Jack has changed a great deal, leading some people to believe that this is not actually Jack but an imposter. Laurel herself is unsure, but willing to take the man into her home, and perhaps later into her heart.

Top Cast

Jodie Foster Laurel Sommersby

Richard Gere John Robert Sommersby / Horace Townsend

Bill Pullman Orin Meecham

James Earl Jones Judge Barry Conrad Issacs

Lanny Flaherty Buck