| Mrs. Soffel | |
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 Promotional movie poster for the film | |
| Directed by | Gillian Armstrong |
| Written by | Ron Nyswaner |
| Produced by | Edgar J. Scherick David A. Nicksay Scott Rudin |
| Starring | |
| Cinematography | Russell Boyd |
| Edited by | Nicholas Beauman |
| Music by | Mark Isham |
Production company | |
| Distributed by | MGM/UA Entertainment Company |
Release date |
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Running time | 112 minutes |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
| Budget | $11 million[1] |
| Box office | $4,385,312 |
Mrs. Soffel is a 1984 American drama film directed by Gillian Armstrong, starring Diane Keaton and Mel Gibson and based on the story of condemned brothers Jack and Ed Biddle, who escaped prison with the aid of Kate Soffel, the warden's wife.
It was filmed on location in and around the Serez family farm in Mulmur, Ontario, as well as Wisconsin (train sequences) and establishing shots in Pittsburgh. The jail sequences were filmed in both the Allegheny County Courthouse and inside and outside of the old Allegheny County Jail for three days, and prisoners there were used as extras in the movie. The film was entered in the 35th Berlin International Film Festival.[2]
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- ^ "Berlinale: 1985 Programme". berlinale.de. Retrieved 2011-01-09.