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.
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
William Windom
Reverend Powell
Wendell Wellman
Travis
Brett Kelley
Little Rob
Clarice Taylor
Esther
Frankie Faison
Joseph
R. Lee Ermey
Dick Mead
Richard Hamilton
Doc Evans
Karen Kirschenbauer
Mrs. Evans
Carter McNeese
Storekeeper Wilson
Dean Whitworth
Tom Clemmons
Stephanie Weaver
Mrs. Bundy
Muse Watson
Drifter #1
Paul Austin
KKK #1 / Folsom
Frank Hoyt Taylor
KKK #2
Doug Sloan
Marshall #2
Ray McKinnon
Lawyer Webb
Maury Chaykin
Lawyer Dawson
Richard Lineback
Timothy Fry
Crew
Jon Amiel
Director
Nicholas Meyer
Author
Anthony Shaffer
Author
Sarah Kernochan
Screenplay
Peter Boyle
Editor
Jonathan Lucas
Assistant Editor
Carole A. Kenneally
Assistant Editor
Patricia A. Galvin
Assistant Editor
Philippe Rousselot
Director of Photography
Josh McLaglen
First Assistant Director
Douglas A. Raine
Second Assistant Director
Xochi Blymyer
Second Second Assistant Director
Richard Gere
Executive Producer
Maggie Wilde
Executive Producer
Arnon Milchan
Producer
Steven Reuther
Producer
Bruno Rubeo
Production Design
Anastas N. Michos
Camera Operator, Steadicam Operator
Ted Morris
First Assistant Camera
Dwight Joseph Lavers
Dolly Grip
Carol Dantuono
Post Production Supervisor
Suzanne Smith Crowley
Casting
Billy Hopkins
Casting
Brunson Green
Extras Casting
Lisa Lovaas
Costume Supervisor
Marilyn Vance
Costume Design
Mitchell Ray Kenney
Costumer
Barry Kellogg
Costumer
Cha Blevins
Costumer
Dana Campbell
Costumer
Elaine Short
Key Hair Stylist
Peter Robb-King
Key Makeup Artist
Paul Sonski
Assistant Art Director
Dennis Bradford
Assistant Art Director
Kathleen Walker
Assistant Art Director
Steve Saklad
Assistant Art Director
Lauren Palmer
Supervising Sound Editor
Jay Wilkinson
Supervising Sound Editor
Teri E. Dorman
Sound Editor
Rodger Pardee
Sound Editor
Simon Coke
Sound Editor
Dave Kulczycki
Sound Editor
Karen G. Wilson
Sound Editor
Scott A. Hecker
Sound Editor
John A. Larsen
Sound Editor
Linda Symcox
Assistant Sound Editor
Blake R. Cornett
Assistant Sound Editor
Bob Beemer
Sound Re-Recording Mixer
Chris Carpenter
Sound Re-Recording Mixer
Michael Minkler
Sound Re-Recording Mixer
Chris Newman
Sound Mixer
Shawn Murphy
Scoring Mixer
Dennis Maitland II
Boom Operator
Hilda Hodges
Foley Artist
Dan O'Connell
Foley Artist
James Ashwill
Foley Mixer
Nerses Gezalyan
Foley Recordist
Jerelyn J. Harding
ADR Editor
Jessica Gallavan
ADR Editor
Charleen Richards-Steeves
ADR Mixer
Jack English
Chief Lighting Technician
James Babineaux
Assistant Chief Lighting Technician
Greg Hull
Special Effects Coordinator
Danny Elfman
Original Music Composer
Ellen Segal
Music Editor
Bob Badami
Music Editor
Jerry Jackson
Transportation Coordinator
Nicole Furia
Production Accountant
Chris Furia
Post Production Accountant
Julie Adams
Dialect Coach
Michael Seirton
Set Decoration
Marco Rubeo
Set Designer
Richard Blankenship
Construction Coordinator
John Clifford
Still Photographer
Eva Z. Cabrera
Script Supervisor
Scott Graves
Electrician
George M. Chappell
Electrician
Scott Elias
Location Manager
Jill Stokesberry
Stunts
Merritt Yohnka
Stunts
Bob Minor
Stunts
Gregory J. Barnett
Stunts
Paul Beahm
Stunt Coordinator
Doug Sloan
Animal Wrangler
Ron Downing
Property Master
J. Wayne Parker
Best Boy Grip
Donah Bassett
Negative Cutter
C. Alan Rawlins Sr.
Key Grip
Michael Alexonis
Grip
Cydney Bernard
Production Manager
Mary McLaglen
Unit Production Manager
Stanley Brossette
Unit Publicist
P. Michael Johnston
Art Direction
Paul Arthur Hartman
Leadman
