Somewhere in Time

Somewhere in Time

Someday in the past he will find her...

PG 1980 · 103 min · ★ 7.5 · Drama, Fantasy, Romance

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.

Directed by Jeannot Szwarc · Written by Richard Matheson

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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]

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