Mrs. Soffel(1984)

movie - first aired/released 1984-12-26 - 112 min - audience 6.0

Drama, Romance

Directed by Gillian Armstrong

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.