• StatusReleased
  • Release Date1984-12-26
  • Runtime112 minutes
  • TaglineA true story.
  • Revenue4,385,312$
  • GenreDrama, Romance
  • Production
    CompaniesMetro-Goldwyn-Mayer
  • Budget11,000,000$

Movie Overview

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.

Casts

Diane Keaton

Mel Gibson

Matthew Modine

Edward Herrmann

Trini Alvarado

Jennifer Dundas

Danny Corkill

Harley Cross

Terry O'Quinn

Pippa Pearthree

William Youmans

Maury Chaykin

Wayne Robson

Dana Wheeler-Nicholson

Paula Trueman

Samantha Follows

Tom Harvey

William Duell

David Fox

Valerie Buhagiar

Norma Dell'Agnese

Philip Craig

Frank Adamson

Linda Carola

James Bradford

Sean Sullivan

Walter Massey