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Overview

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5.8/10   267 votes
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Director:
Glenn Jordan
Writers (WGA):
Christopher A. Bohjalian (novel)
Cynthia Saunders (teleplay)
Contact:
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Release Date:
2 April 2001 (USA) more
Genre:
Drama | Crime more
Tagline:
She helps bring life into this world. Now she needs help with her own.
Plot:
A midwife in rural Vermont is wrongly accused of murder in the death of one of her patients by the woman's husband. full summary | add synopsis
Awards:
3 nominations more
User Comments:
For a TV-film, it's well-made. more (2 total)

Cast

  (Cast overview, first billed only)

Sissy Spacek ... Sibyl Danforth

Peter Coyote ... Stephen Hastings

Terry Kinney ... Rand Danforth

Alison Pill ... Constance 'Connie' Danforth
Peter Dvorsky
Paul Hecht
Susannah Hoffmann ... Charlotte Bedford
Cliff Saunders ... Asa Bedford
Elva Mai Hoover ... OB Gyn Doctor
Piper Laurie ... Cheryl Visco

Lindsay Collins ... Wanda Purington
Murray Oliver ... Caleb Purington
Stephen Hunter ... Leland Rhodes
Bruce McFee ... Tuttle
Terry V. Hart ... Richard Tilley
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Additional Details

Runtime:
92 min
Country:
USA
Language:
English
Color:
Color

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5 out of 5 people found the following comment useful.
For a TV-film, it's well-made., 13 May 2003
Author: beth_homepage from Sweden

I read the book "Midwives" and because of that, I was curious to see the film. And I can't say that I'm disappointed. The film's strength is the solid and very good acting achievements. Especially Sissy Spacek is great in the lead role as Sibyl Danforth. She gets steady support from Peter Coyote, Alison Pill as well as Terry Kinney. The script and the directing is nothing outstanding, but it is without a doubt stable. While I did enjoy the film, I, at the same time, also got a feeling that it was rushed. It felt as though every scene was just a quick touch on something, and then it was over to something else. But on the whole, this film is worth seeing. It does deal with an interesting subject and it comes with a twist in the end. For a TV-film, it's well-made. I also recommend you to read the book.

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