Somewhere in Time
A passionate playwright becomes obsessed with an enigmatic turn-of-the-century actress and uses self‑hypnosis to leap back in time, risking his grip on the present as he races to win her heart before history erases their chance.
“Someday in the past he will find her...”
Synopsis
In the opening scene of his first play, young writer Richard Collier is approached by an elderly woman who implores him to "Come back to me." Puzzled by her words, he begins to investigate her identity and discovers that she was a renowned stage actress from the early twentieth century. As his fascination with her grows, he employs self-hypnosis to travel back in time, where he finally meets her in person.
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Principal cast & crew: 19
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Edited by Jeff GoursonShot by Isidore MankofskyScored by John BarryDesigned by Seymour Klate
Box Office
1980 · Box office
⚖️ Fell short of break-even — grossed 1.9× its budget
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Worldwide gross
$9.7M
Opening weekend: $1.2M — 12% of its US run. It had legs — it kept earning long after opening weekend.
Peak 369 theaters
Also known as
- Ein tödlicher Traumde
- Quelque part dans le tempsfr
- Ovunque nel tempoit
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Cast & Crew
19 unique people credited
Top billed cast
Christopher Reeve
as Richard Collier
Jane Seymour
as Elise McKenna
Christopher Plummer
as W. F. Robinson
Teresa Wright
as Laura Roberts
Bill Erwin
as Arthur Biehl
George Voskovec
as Dr. Gerald Finney
Susan French
as Older Elise
John Alvin
as Arthur's Father
Eddra Gale
as Genevieve
Audrey Bennett
as Richard's Date (1972)
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1Other crew
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