Somewhere in Time
“Someday in the past he will find her...”
1980•PG•1h 43m•7.5•Released
DramaFantasyRomance
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.
Director
Jeannot Szwarc
Writer
Richard Matheson
Budget
$5M
Languages
English
Studio
Universal Pictures
Cast
Christopher Reeve
Richard Collier
Jane Seymour
Elise McKenna
Christopher Plummer
William Fawcett 'W.F.' Robinson
Teresa Wright
Laura Roberts
Bill Erwin
Arthur Biehl
George Voskovec
Dr. Gerald Finney
Susan French
Older Elise
John Alvin
Arthur's Father
Eddra Gale
Genevieve
Audrey Bennett
Richard's Date [1972]
William H. Macy
Critic [1972]
Laurence Coven
Critic [1972]
Susan Bugg
Penelope [1972]
Christy Michaels
Beverly [1972]
Ali Marie Matheson
Student [1972]
Production
Company
Universal Pictures
Company
Rastar Productions
Company
Stephen Deutsch Productions
Producer
Stephen Deutsch
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