Somewhere in Time

Name: Somewhere in Time
Genre: Drama, Fantasy, Romance
Released: 1980-10-02
Duration: 1 h 43 min
Rating: 7.5
Cast: Christopher Reeve, Jane Seymour, Christopher Plummer, Teresa Wright, Bill Erwin

1980·Movie·PG·103 min·★ 7.5(662)

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“Someday in the past he will find her...”

Young writer Richard Collier is met on the opening night of his first play by an old lady who begs him to "Come back to me". Mystified, he tries to find out about her, and learns that she is a famous stage actress from the early twentieth century. Becoming more and more obsessed with her, by self-hypnosis he manages to travel back in time—where he meets her.

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About Somewhere in Time

Somewhere in Time is a 1980 English-language drama, fantasy and romance film directed by Jeannot Szwarc. The cast is led by Christopher Reeve, Jane Seymour, Christopher Plummer. It has a runtime of 1h 43m. Viewers rate it 7.5/10 across 700 ratings. In United States, it is currently streaming on Amazon Prime Video, Amazon Prime Video with Ads, The Roku Channel.

Somewhere in Time was produced by Universal Pictures, Rastar Productions, and Stephen Deutsch Productions and made in United States of America. It was released on October 2, 1980, and carries a PG certification.

Director: Jeannot Szwarc
Writers: Richard Matheson
Release date: October 2, 1980
Original language: English
Age rating: PG
Status: Released
Country: United States of America
Budget: $5 million
Production: Universal Pictures, Rastar Productions, Stephen Deutsch Productions

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Somewhere in Time cast & crew

Somewhere in Time was directed by Jeannot Szwarc and written by Richard Matheson.

The cast features Christopher Reeve as Richard Collier, Jane Seymour as Elise McKenna, Christopher Plummer as William Fawcett 'W.F.' Robinson, Teresa Wright as Laura Roberts, Bill Erwin as Arthur Biehl, and George Voskovec as Dr. Gerald Finney.

Behind the camera, the score was composed by John Barry, cinematography is by Isidore Mankofsky, and it was produced by Stephen Deutsch.

Is Somewhere in Time worth watching?

Somewhere in Time holds an audience score of 7.5/10 from 662 ratings, marking it as well-reviewed drama films.

At 1h 43m, it's a standard feature-length watch.

If you enjoy drama, fantasy, and romance, Somewhere in Time is worth a place on your watchlist.

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