The Runner Stumbles (1979)

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109 min - Drama - 21 February 1980 (Australia)

5.6

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Father Rivard is a priest in a small, economically depressed coal mining town. Working on what he thinks is a "controversial" work... See full summary »

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Credited cast:
	Dick Van Dyke	...	Father Brian Rivard
	Kathleen Quinlan	...	Sister Rita
	Maureen Stapleton	...	Mrs. Shandig
	Ray Bolger	...	Monsignor Nicholson
	Tammy Grimes	...	Erna Webber
	Beau Bridges	...	Toby Felker
	Allen Nause	...	Prosecutor
	John Procaccino	...	Amos
Rest of cast listed alphabetically:
	Larry Buck	...	Fire chief
	Ted D'Arms	...	Sheriff
	Bill Dore	...	Judge
	Jock Dove	...	Doctor McNabb
	Jim Doyle	...	Matt Webber
	Billy Jayne	...	James
	Casey Kramer	...	Marie

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Father Rivard is a priest in a small, economically depressed coal mining town. Working on what he thinks is a "controversial" work, he lives with the brutal lives of his poor parishioners, the old, unfriendly nuns in the nearby convent, and his own self doubts. When Rita, an energetic and bright young Sister, arrives at the parish, he finds someone he can talk to, someone with whom he has much in common. This sets into motion a series of events that leads to Sister Rita's death - and the indictment of Father Rivard in that act. Written by Gary Dickerson <slug@mailo.utexas.edu>

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