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Director:
Jud Taylor
Writers:
Dorothy Salisbury Davis (novel)
Ivan Davis (writer)
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Release Date:
28 January 1987 (USA) more
Genre:
Drama | Mystery | Romance more
Plot:
A ghetto priest has doubts about his calling and when he gives the last rites to a murder victim, he decides to help the man's girlfriend find his killers. full summary | add synopsis
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A softer, more sensitive Tommy Lee Jones more

Cast

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Tommy Lee Jones ... Pater Joseph McMahon
Annette O'Toole ... Nana Marie 'Nim' Fitzpatrick

M. Emmet Walsh ... Detective Mulligan
Milo O'Shea ... Monsignor Casey
David Groh ... Michael Drumm
Madeleine Sherwood ... Mrs. Chase
Jean De Baer ... Gene Drumm

David Strathairn ... Stuart Chase

Frances Fisher ... Maureen Phelan
Peter Crombie ... Dan Phelan
Anthony LaGuerre ... Carlos
Sylvia Short ... Miss Lalor

Richard Dumont ... Father Purdy
Andrew Nichols ... Boy in Confession
Joseph Drblik ... Conductor
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Additional Details

Runtime:
USA:95 min
Country:
USA
Language:
English
Color:
Color
Aspect Ratio:
1.33 : 1 more
Sound Mix:
Mono
Certification:
Iceland:L | Australia:M
Filming Locations:
Montréal, Québec, Canada

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7 out of 7 people found the following comment useful:-
A softer, more sensitive Tommy Lee Jones, 27 March 1999
Author: Doctor_Bombay from Lucas Buck, NC

The roll of a rather naïve young priest, with plenty of shy, sex appeal gives Tommy lee Jones an opportunity to flex his acting chops in this made for TV film.

When he comes upon a dying young man, a man who professes his devotion to the church, rather than name his killer, Father Joseph McMahon (Jones) takes upon himself a quest to learn more about the man, and the circumstances surrounding his murder.

This quest opens the priest to a whole new world outside the sheltered existence of his parish. When he meets the slain man's girlfriend (Annette O'Toole), they begin an emotional intertwine.

Fine fare with above average performances and a good cast including David Strathairn, a striking Frances Fisher, M. Emmet Walsh, and Milo O'Shea.

Good, solid, emotional drama.

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