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Somewhere in Time

Movie·1980·Drama, Fantasy, Romance·1h 43m·7.5 (662)·Directed by Jeannot Szwarc

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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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Christopher ReeveChristopher ReeveRichard CollierJane SeymourJane SeymourElise McKennaChristopher PlummerChristopher PlummerWilliam Fawcett 'W.F.' RobinsonTeresa WrightTeresa WrightLaura RobertsBill ErwinBill ErwinArthur BiehlGeorge VoskovecGeorge VoskovecDr. Gerald Finney
Susan French
Susan FrenchOlder EliseJohn AlvinJohn AlvinArthur's Father

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