Father Michael McKinnon goes from the U.K. to Boston circa 1935. For unknown reasons, he avoids at all costs the most prominent parishioners, Arthur and Eleanor Barret. Meanwhile, Eleanor ...
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Cast
| Cast overview, first billed only: | |||
| Robert Loggia | ... | Hannibal Thurman | |
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Bronia Wheeler | ... | Sister Mary Frances |
| Kenneth Branagh | ... | Father Michael McKinnon | |
| Madeleine Stowe | ... | Eleanor Barret | |
| William Hurt | ... | Arthur Barret | |
| Ken Cheeseman | ... | Wayne Fenton | |
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Jim Chiros | ... | Timothy |
| Dee Nelson | ... | Susan Vicar | |
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Pamela Hart | ... | Skip Taylor |
| Wendy Feign | ... | Maid | |
| Blythe Danner | ... | Syril Danning | |
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Dossy Peabody | ... | Hannibal's Secretary |
| Neil Patrick Harris | ... | Roger Martin | |
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Thomas Downey | ... | Torrey Harrington (as Tom Downey) |
| Tom Kemp | ... | Arthur's Chauffeur | |
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Father Michael McKinnon goes from the U.K. 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.
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One man gave up everything he owned. The other, everything he believed in.Parents Guide:
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Country:
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27 March 1998 (USA) See more »Also Known As:
Shakespeare's Sister See more »Filming Locations:
Emmanuel Episcopal Church, 15 Newbury Street, Boston, Massachusetts, USA See more »Edit
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$61,560, 29 March 1998Gross USA:
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As another reviewer said--either you love it or you hate it. I loved it. A well acted movie--somewhat far fetched in the storyline. Very intense deep story and you really get caught up in it. I do not think a lot of the comments from other reviewers really see the value of the movie, or look at it from all of the character's points or motives. William Hurt as Barret is totally selfless in his quest for a family and Madeline Stowe as his wife is also very convincing. The big surprise comes from Blythe Danner, although I really cannot figure out exactly what her role was--is she secretly in love with Hurt? Hard to say. But the acting is fine and Kenneth Branaugh does a terrific and convincing job. He is a good actor and this role suits him splendidly. I do recommend this movie.