Agnes of God

Agnes of God (1985)

13/09/1985
Drama, Mystery
1h 38m

That night, murder wasn't the only sin.

Overview

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.

  • Norman JewisonDirector
  • John PielmeierScreenplay
  • Status

    Released

  • Original Language

    English

Keywords

  • court
  • nun
  • quebec
  • hypnosis
  • montreal, canada
  • based on play or musical
  • trial
  • chain smoking
  • psychiatrist
  • mother superior
  • convent (nunnery)
  • novice
  • stigmata
  • dead baby
  • paternity mystery

Top Billed Cast

Jane Fonda

Jane Fonda

Dr. Martha Louise Livingston

Meg Tilly

Meg Tilly

Sister Agnes

Anne Bancroft

Anne Bancroft

Mother Miriam Ruth

Anne Pitoniak

Anne Pitoniak

Dr. Livingston's Mother

Winston Rekert

Winston Rekert

Det. Larry Langevin

Gratien Gélinas

Gratien Gélinas

Father Martineau

Guy Hoffmann

Guy Hoffmann

Justice Joseph Leveau

Gabriel Arcand

Gabriel Arcand

Monsignor

Françoise Faucher

Françoise Faucher

Eve LeClaire

Jacques Tourangeau

Jacques Tourangeau

Eugene Lyon

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