| | | Beyond fantasy. Beyond obsession. Beyond time itself...he will find her.
Features: DVD, Widescreen, Aspect Ratio 1.85:1
Somewhere In Time is the story of a young writer who sacrifices his life in the present to find happiness in the past, where true love awaits him. Young Richard Collier (Christopher Reeve) is approached by an old woman who gives him an antique gold watch and who pleads with him to return in time with her. Years later, Richard Collier is overwhelmed by a photograph of a beautiful young woman (Jane Seymour). Another picture of this woman in her later years reveals to him that she is the same woman who had given him the gold watch. Collier then becomes obsesed with returning to 1912 and the beautiful young woman who awaits him there.
Editor's Note
A young writer (Christopher Reeve) is mystified by the old portrait of a beautiful stage actress (Jane Seymour) from the turn of the century. He uses his mind through self-hynosis to turn back the years to the misty distant past, and find the woman who has him spellbound. Soon they are in love, and the time difference is only one of the problems to overcome. Scored by composer John Barry (of James Bond fame).
Plot Summary
"Come back to me." These were the strange words uttered by aged actress Elise McKenna to playwright Richard Collier, and they have haunted him ever since. When he hears that Elise has died, an irresistible impulse leads him to travel to the historic hotel where she lived. There he discovers an old photograph of Elise and realizes, to his amazement, that in another life he was once her lover.| Richard wills himself into the past and meets Elise again, now young and beautiful and acclaimed. Their romance blossoms anew, but not even true love can defeat the power of time...
| Features | Cast and Filmmakers | | Production Photographs | | Theatrical Trailer | | Production Notes | | Back To Somewhere In Time, An Original Documentary | | Feature Commentary With Director Jeannot Szwarc | | The Somewhere In Time Fan Club |
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Release Information
| | Studio: Uni Dist Corp. (MCA) |
| Release Date: 1/27/2009 |
| Running Time: 104 minutes |
| Original Release Date: 1980 | | Catalog ID: 61020911 | | UPC: 00025192091124 | | Number of Discs: 1 |
Audio & Video
| | Original Language: English | | Available Audio Tracks: English [CC], English, French Dubbed | | Available Subtitles: Spanish | | Video: Color |
Aspect Ratio | | 1.85:1 |
| Cast & Crew
| Awards |
Golden Globe (1981) | | | John Barry, Nominee, Best Music, Original Score |
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