Longing to have a baby, a sterile 1930s Bostonian hires a man to impregnate his wife.
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| 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 | |
| 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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Composed by Johann Sebastian Bach (uncredited) and Charles Gounod (uncredited)
Performed by The New England Conservatory Chamber Singers
Courtesy of The New England Conservatory
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The narration of this movie is supposed to be Father McKinnon telling the story to Hannibal Thurman, yet there are parts of the story that Hannibal is in which would certainly not have to be told to Hannibal by McKinnon. If that isn't bad enough, there is a part of the narration (right after Roger agrees to be the surrogate father) that McKinnon says "Hannibal knew that.........." even though it is Hannibal he is talking to. See more »Quotes
Father Michael McKinnon: You're probably the one person in the world Arthur Barret respects enough to fear, loves enough to kill for.See more »
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Ave MariaComposed by Johann Sebastian Bach (uncredited) and Charles Gounod (uncredited)
Performed by The New England Conservatory Chamber Singers
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27 March 1998 (USA) See more »Also Known As:
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$61,560, 29 March 1998Gross USA:
$147,773Cumulative Worldwide Gross:
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Kenneth Branagh, as expected, performed very well. What was difficult to absorb as "possible" were the Catholic religious elements depicted. They were wrong and inaccurate. For example, the Mass vestments were not correct. The conversations and characterizations of the pastor and the young priest, for that period of time (Boston in the late 30s, early 40s) were off key, to say the least. The plot was interesting, but the film was too long, and there was too much "symbolism", and the "next move" was always predictable. With such a fine cast, and a great story, the producers and the directors should have taken time to be more accurate and correct about details. Another example of the lack of care was the scene where the young priest is seen administering "Anointing of the Sick" [formerly called "Extreme Unction"] to a corpse about to be buried. This never happens and is actually forbidden in the RC Church. Dead people cannot receive "sacraments." Attention must be paid. Details, details, details. The truth is in the details. However, I did enjoy it. I think most people would find this film interesting and entertaining.