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A true story.
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.Read moreLess
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.
The story
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.
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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 ReynoldsExplore the crew
- Director
- Gillian Armstrong
- Writer
- Ron Nyswaner
- Producer
- Scott Rudin
- Editor
- Nicholas Beauman
- Original Music Composer
- Mark Isham
- Director of Photography
- Russell Boyd
- Producer
- Edgar J. Scherick
- Producer
- David Nicksay