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An American Civil War veteran returns to his Tennessee home town and put-upon wife, but doubts soon begin to grow about his true identity because of his markedly altered attitude toward her, and searching questions are asked. Romantic drama, starring Richard Gere, Jodie Foster, Bill Pullman and James Earl Jones
1993
Historical/Period Drama
Movie/Drama
Romance
Cast & Crew
Richard Gere
(Actor)
.. Jack Sommersby
Jodie Foster
(Actor)
.. Laurel Sommersby
Bill Pullman
(Actor)
.. Orin Meecham
James Earl Jones
(Actor)
.. Judge Isaacs
Lanny Flaherty
(Actor)
.. Buck
William Windom
(Actor)
.. Reverend Powell
Wendell Wellman
(Actor)
.. Travis
Brett Kelley
(Actor)
.. Little Rob
Clarice Taylor
(Actor)
.. Esther
Frankie Faison
(Actor)
.. Joseph
R Lee Ermey
(Actor)
.. Dick Mead
Jon Amiel
(Director)
More Information
Did You Know..
Richard Gere
(Actor)
.. Jack Sommersby
Born:
August 31, 1949
in
Philadelphia
Best Known For:
Being a reluctant sex symbol.
Early-life:
Born Richard Tiffany Gere on August 31, 1949, in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, the second of five children. His father was an insurance salesman who moved the family to New York when Gere was a child. He originally wanted to be a musician and played in several local bands before graduating from high school. He won a gymnastics scholarship to study philosophy at the University of Massachussetts, but dropped out to pursue an acting career.
Career:
Gere gained a place with the prestigious Provincetown Players at Cape Cod. He then had a spell in New York and played the lead in a 1973 West End production of Grease. Back in the US, he was sacked from his first film, The Lords of Flatbush, which forced him to become more focused. He became a major star thanks to roles in such movies as Looking for Mr Goodbar, Days of Heaven, Yanks, American Gigolo, An Officer and a Gentleman, Pretty Woman, Runaway Bride and a big-screen version of the hit musical Chicago. Since 1978 he has been interested in Buddhism and being an active humanitarian.
Quote:
"I don't want to be a personality."
Trivia:
He is the President of The Gere Foundation, a non-profit organisation, established in 1991 that focuses on international humanitarian issues.
Jodie Foster
(Actor)
.. Laurel Sommersby
Born:
November 19, 1962
in
Los Angeles
Best Known For:
Winning Oscars for The Accused and The Silence of the Lambs.
Early-life:
Born Alicia Christian Foster in Los Angeles on November 19, 1962, but nicknamed Jodie by her three older siblings. Her father was a US Air Force officer-turned-real estate agent who left his wife, Brandy, before Jodie was born. She made her professional debut aged three in an advert; her first film, Disney movie Napoleon and Samantha, came seven years later. After her appearance in Alice Doesn't Live Here Anymore, Martin Scorcese cast her as teen prostitute Iris in Taxi Driver, for which she received her first Oscar nomination in 1977. Other early roles came in Bugsy Malone and Freaky Friday. She briefly turned her back on Hollywood to study literature and film at Yale University.
Career:
Foster resumed her career after graduating, but failed to match her success as a child star until she won an Oscar in 1989 for her portrayal of a rape victim in The Accused. She won a second Oscar for her performance in the 1991 blockbuster The Silence of the Lambs. In the same year she made her directorial debut with Little Man Tate, the story of a child prodigy. She received another Academy Award nomination for Nell and has subsequently appeared in Contact, Anna and the King, Panic Room, Flightplan, Elysium and Carnage. She's also acted in an executive capacity in a handful of projects, such as 2007's The Brave One (in which she also starred) and 2002's The Dangerous Lives of Altar Boys.
Quote:
"I've been in the public eye pretty much since I was conscious, and I'm sure that makes me completely neurotic."
Trivia:
In 1981, John Hinckley Jr claimed he tried to assassinate then-US President Ronald Reagan in an attempt to impress Foster.
Bill Pullman
(Actor)
.. Orin Meecham
Born:
December 17, 1953
in
New York
Best Known For:
Playing the US president in Independence Day.
Early-life:
William James Pullman was born December 17, 1953 in Hornell, New York. He graduated from Hornell High School in 1971 and attended the State University of New York. He received his Masters of Fine Arts from the University of Massachusetts. Bill worked with theatre companies around New York and Los Angeles, making his mark in hit 1986 comedy Ruthless People.
Career:
Mel Brooks thought Bill would be perfect to play the dashing lead in his 1987 spoof Spaceballs, and he went on to star in The Serpent and the Rainbow, Casper and While You Were Sleeping. However, his biggest hit was 1996 blockbuster Independence Day. David Lynch cast him in offbeat drama Lost Highway, and he also shone in cult horror Lake Placid, Ant and Dec comedy Alien Autospy, and Michael Winterbottom's controversial drama The Killer Inside Me. More recent movies include Bringing Up Bobby and Celestina. He received rave reviews for his portrayal of a twisted killer in Torchwood: Miracle Day.
Quote:
"I do take lots of time off between projects, but when the right thing comes along, I don't like to turn it down."
Trivia:
In 2011, Pullman was awarded an honorary doctorate from Alfred University.
James Earl Jones
(Actor)
.. Judge Isaacs
Lanny Flaherty
(Actor)
.. Buck
William Windom
(Actor)
.. Reverend Powell
Wendell Wellman
(Actor)
.. Travis
Brett Kelley
(Actor)
.. Little Rob
Clarice Taylor
(Actor)
.. Esther
Frankie Faison
(Actor)
.. Joseph
R Lee Ermey
(Actor)
.. Dick Mead
Jon Amiel
(Director)
