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One man gave up everything he owned. The other, everything he believed in.
6.1 / 10 IMDb March 26, 1998 1h 50m
Father Michael McKinnon goes from the UK to Boston circa 1935. For unknown reasons, he avoids at all costs the most prominent parishioners, Arthur and Eleanor Barret. Meanwhile Eleanor and Arthur desperately want to have a child, but Arthur is sterile, so they hire Harvard law student Roger Martin to impregnate Eleanor, but unfortunately Roger falls in love with her.
Director
Runtime
1h 50m
Release Date
March 26, 1998
Genre
Drama, Romance
Status
Released
Revenue
$147,773
Languages
English
Country
United States of America
Writers
Producers
Cast
Madeleine Stowe
as Eleanor Barret
Kenneth Branagh
as Father Michael McKinnon
William Hurt
as Arthur Barret
Robert Loggia
as Hannibal Thurman
Blythe Danner
as Syril Danning
Ken Cheeseman
as Wayne Fenton
Dee Nelson
as Susan Vicar
Pamela Hart
as Skip Taylor
Neil Patrick Harris
as Roger Martin
Josef Sommer
as Dryer
Dossy Peabody
as Hannibal's Secretary
Wendy Feign
as Maid
Thomas Downey
as Torrey Harrington
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Bronia Wheeler
as Sister Mary Frances
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Jim Chiros
as Timothy
Tom Kemp
as Arthur's Chauffeur
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Frank Toste
as Frank
David Byrd
as Dr. Jenkins
Larry Bull
as Butler Captain (as Lawrence Bull)
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Michael Bradshaw
as Butler
Production Companies
Interscope Communications
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