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Director Norman Jewison
Screenplay John Pielmeier

Agnes of God

Tagline: That night, murder wasn't the only sin.

Release Date: 1985-09-13

Duration: 98 minutes

Synopsis

When a dead newborn is found, wrapped in bloody sheets, in the bedroom wastebasket of a young novice, psychiatrist Martha Livingston is called in to determine if the seemingly innocent novice, who knows nothing of sex or birth, is competent enough to stand trial for the murder of the baby.

Casting

  • Jane Fonda
    Dr. Martha Louise Livingston
  • Meg Tilly
    Sister Agnes
  • Winston Rekert
    Det. Larry Langevin
  • Gratien Gélinas
    Father Martineau
  • Deborah Grover
    Sister Anne
  • Anne Bancroft
    Mother Miriam Ruth
  • Guy Hoffmann
    Justice Joseph Leveau
  • Samantha Langevin
    Sister Jeannine
  • Anne Pitoniak
    Dr. Livingston's Mother
  • Norma Dell'Agnese
    Sister Geneviève