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The Proposition (1998)

R 110 min  -  Drama | Romance  -   27 March 1998 (USA)
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Father Michael McKinnon goes from the UK to Boston circa 1935. For unknown reasons, he avoids at all costs the most prominent parishioners... See full summary »

Director:

Lesli Linka Glatter

Writer:

Rick Ramage

Stars:

Kenneth Branagh, Madeleine Stowe and William Hurt
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Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Robert Loggia ...
Bronia Wheeler Bronia Wheeler ...
Kenneth Branagh ...
Madeleine Stowe ...
William Hurt ...
Ken Cheeseman ...
Jim Chiros Jim Chiros ...
Dee Nelson Dee Nelson ...
Pamela Hart Pamela Hart ...
Wendy Feign Wendy Feign ...
Blythe Danner ...
Dossy Peabody ...
Neil Patrick Harris ...
Thomas Downey ...
Torrey Harrington (as Tom Downey)
Tom Kemp ...
Arthur's Chauffeur
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Storyline

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. Written by Anonymous  

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Plot Keywords:

Last Rites | Dinner Party | Nun | Infertility | Uncle Nephew Relationship  | See more »

Taglines:

One man gave up everything he owned. The other, everything he believed in.

Genres:

Drama | Romance

Motion Picture Rating (MPAA)

Rated R for some sexual content See all certifications »

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Details

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

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Also Known As:

A Proposta See more »

Filming Locations:

Back Bay, Boston, Massachusetts, USA See more »

Box Office

Opening Weekend:

$61,560 (USA) (29 March 1998) (17 Screens)

Gross:

$121,875 (USA) (5 April 1998)
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Company Credits

Production Co:

Interscope Communications, Polygram Filmed Entertainment See more »
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Sound Mix:

Dolby Digital

Color:

Color (Technicolor)

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1
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Goofs

Continuity: The glass with juice jumps from one hand to the other when Eleanor is having her breakfast in bed. See more »

Connections

Referenced in Battlefield: Bad Company 2 (2010) See more »

Soundtracks

"They Can't Take That Away From Me"
Music and Lyrics by George Gershwin and Ira Gershwin
Arranged by Sonny Kompanek See more »