Mrs. Soffel

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.

• Release date
• December 26, 1984
• Runtime
• 112 min
• Genres
• Drama, Romance
• Director
• Gillian Armstrong

Cast

Diane Keaton Kate Soffel Mel Gibson Ed Biddle Matthew Modine Jack Biddle Edward Herrmann Warden Peter Soffel Trini Alvarado Irene Soffel Jennifer Dundas Margaret Soffel Danny Corkill Eddie Soffel Harley Cross Clarence Soffel