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Mrs. Soffel
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User Rating:
6.0/10   1,372 votes
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Director:
Writer:
Ron Nyswaner (writer)
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Release Date:
26 December 1984 (USA) more
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A true story
Plot:
Peter Soffel is the stuffy warden of a remote American prison around the turn of the century. His wife... more | add synopsis
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Awards:
Nominated for Golden Globe. Another 1 nomination more
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(2 articles)
Matthew Modine: The Hollywood Interview
 (From The Hollywood Interview. 2 November 2009, 10:20 AM, PST)

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This is the first American accent Mel Gibson used on film. more (19 total)

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Runtime:
110 min | 112 min (TCM print)
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Color (Metrocolor)
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1.85 : 1 more
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A very old, closed, unused bridge in the village of Elora, Ontario was refurbished for the movie, and now serves as a pedestrian bridge there. more
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3 out of 5 people found the following comment useful.
This is the first American accent Mel Gibson used on film., 10 April 2002
Author: K.C. Ligon from New York City

Mel Gibson's performance in "Mrs. Soffel" is superb in any event, but viewed in the context that it is the first time he played an American character on film, that his brother was played by American actor Matthew Modine, and that the film was based on a true story of two men from Pittsburgh, it is an even greater achievement.

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