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.
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Crew
DirectorGillian Armstrong
WriterRon Nyswaner
Cast
Diane Keaton
Kate Soffel
Mel Gibson
Ed Biddle
Matthew Modine
Jack Biddle
Edward Herrmann
Warden Peter Soffel
Trini Alvarado
Irene Soffel
Jennifer Dundas
Margaret Soffel
Danny Corkill
Eddie Soffel
Harley Cross
Clarence Soffel
Terry O'Quinn
Detective Buck McGovern
Pippa Pearthree
Maggie
William Youmans
Guard George Koslow
Maury Chaykin
Guard Charlie Reynolds
Joyce Ebert
Matron Agnes Garvey
Wayne Robson
Halliday
Dana Wheeler-Nicholson
Jessie Bodyne
Les Rubie
Mr. Stevenson
Paula Trueman
Mrs. Stevenson
Nancy Chesney
Mrs. Fitzgerald
Samantha Follows
Becky Knotts
Katie McCombs
Rachel Garvey
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Keywords
prisonprison wardenbased on true storyprison escapefugitivefamily abandonmentchild abandonmentpossewoman directorpittsburgh, pennsylvaniaabandoned by mothercelebrity criminalbrothersmaximum security prison
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Budget
$11M
Revenue
$4M
TMDb Votes
57
Added May 14, 2026Updated Jun 4, 2026