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Director:
Norman Jewison
Writers:
John Pielmeier (play)
John Pielmeier (screenplay)
Contact:
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Release Date:
13 September 1985 (USA) more
Genre:
Drama | Mystery | Thriller more
Tagline:
What unspeakable crime took place behind the third floor window? Only Agnes knows. And Dr. Martha Livingston is the one person who can unravel the mystery.
Plot:
When a naive novice nun is discovered with a dead newborn in her convent quarters, a court appointed psychiatrist investigates her case. full summary | add synopsis
Awards:
Nominated for 3 Oscars. Another 1 win & 2 nominations more
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(6 articles)
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User Comments:
A movie that makes you think... more (35 total)

Cast

  (in credits order) (verified as complete)

Jane Fonda ... Dr. Martha Livingston

Anne Bancroft ... Mother Miriam Ruth

Meg Tilly ... Sister Agnes
Anne Pitoniak ... Dr. Livingston's Mother
Winston Rekert ... Det. Langevin
Gratien Gélinas ... Father Martineau
Guy Hoffman ... Justice Joseph Leveau
Gabriel Arcand ... Monsignor
Françoise Faucher ... Eve LeClaire
Jacques Tourangeau ... Eugene Lyon
Janine Fluet ... Sister Marguerite
Deborah Grover ... Sister Anne
Michele George ... Sister Susanna
Samantha Langevin ... Sister Jeannine
Jacqueline Blais ... Sister David Marie
Françoise Berd ... Sister Thérèse
Mimi D'Estée ... Sister Elizabette
Rita Tuckett ... Sister Geraldine (as Rita Tucket)
Lillian Graham ... Sister Madeline Marie
Norma Dell'Agnese ... Sister Geneviève
Muguette Moreau ... Sister Luke
Janice Bryan ... Sister Mary Joseph
Agnes Middleton ... Sister Paul
France Arbour ... Housekeeper
Laurel Lyle ... Helen the Receptionist
Victor Désy ... Librarian (as Victor Desy)
Charlotte Laurier ... Young Prostitute
Peter Langley ... Sister Geneviève's Family
Nicole Marie Abbat ... Sister Geneviève's Family
Matthew Armstrong ... Sister Geneviève's Family
Chava Mandlsohn ... Sister Geneviève's Family
Charles S. Pottie S.J. ... Sister Geneviève's Family
Gerry Huckstep ... Paramedic
Marc Denis ... Newscaster
Herbert Luft ... TV Reporter
André Lacoste ... Male Patient
Jennifer Jewison ... Female Patient
Carole Chatel ... Lab Technician
Daniel Tremblay ... Police Detective
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Directed by
Norman Jewison 
 
Writing credits
John Pielmeier (play)

John Pielmeier (screenplay)

Produced by
Norman Jewison .... producer
Charles Milhaupt .... associate producer
Bonnie Palef .... associate producer (as Bonnie Palef-Woolf)
Patrick J. Palmer .... producer (as Patrick Palmer)
 
Original Music by
Georges Delerue 
 
Cinematography by
Sven Nykvist 
 
Film Editing by
Antony Gibbs 
 
Casting by
Gretchen Rennell 
 
Production Design by
Ken Adam 
 
Art Direction by
Carol Spier 
 
Set Decoration by
Jaro Dick 
 
Costume Design by
Renée April 
 
Makeup Department
Ann Brodie .... makeup artist
Paul LeBlanc .... hair stylist
Gary Liddiard .... makeup artist: Ms. Fonda
 
Production Management
Justis Greene .... unit production manager
 
Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
David Bailey .... third assistant director
John Board .... first assistant director
Madeleine Henrié .... second assistant director (as Madeleine Henrie)
David Kelley .... third assistant director (uncredited)
 
Art Department
Daniel R. Bradette .... assistant property master
J. Tracy Budd .... property master (as Tracy Budd)
Dan Conley .... set dresser
Martin Freedman .... set dresser
Rolf Harvey .... assistant art director
Barbra Matis .... assistant art director
Richard Reseigne .... construction design coordinator
John Dondertman .... assistant art director (uncredited)
 
Sound Department
Alison Clark .... sound editor
Tony Currie .... sound editor
Austin Grimaldi .... sound re-recording mixer
Joe Grimaldi .... sound re-recording mixer
Herb Heritage .... boom operator
Sharon Lackie .... sound editor
Richard Lightstone .... production sound mixer
Andy Malcolm .... sound editor
Michael O'Farrell .... sound editor
Peter Thilaye .... supervising sound editor (as Peter Thillaye)
Don White .... sound re-recording mixer
Anke Bakker .... assistant sound editor (uncredited)
 
Special Effects by
Richard Huggins .... special blood effects: Theatre Magic
Carrie Robbins .... special blood effects: Theatre Magic
Ron Thiessen .... special effects coordinator
 
Stunts
David Rigby .... stunts (uncredited)
 
Camera and Electrical Department
David Crone .... Steadicam operator (as David C. Crone)
Attila Dory .... still photographer (as Atilla Dory)
Ralph Gerling .... camera operator
Kevin Jewison .... first assistant camera
Brian Montague .... gaffer
Bill Pryde .... second assistant camera
Shin Sugino .... still photographer
Randy Tambling .... key grip
Frank Teunissen .... second grip
Rae Thurston .... best boy
 
Casting Department
Bonnie Finnegan .... casting assistant
Karen Hazzard .... local casting: Ontario
Helene Robitaille .... local casting: Quebec (as Hélène Robitaille)
 
Costume and Wardrobe Department
Fabienne April .... costumer
Ursula Brooke .... assistant costumer
Arthur Rowsell .... assistant costumer
Mario Davignon .... assistant costume designer (uncredited)
 
Editorial Department
Mary Canty .... first assistant film editor
Bruce Lange .... associate film editor
 
Music Department
Hayward Parrott .... music scoring mixer
Richard Stone .... supervising music editor: Segue Music
Ron Searles .... assistant scoring engineer (uncredited)
 
Transportation Department
Stuart Hughes .... transportation coordinator
Charlotte Rose .... driver: Ken Adam (uncredited)
 
Other crew
Jeff J.J. Authors .... production assistant (as Jeff Authors)
Steven Brill .... production assistant
Jan A. Campbell .... assistant production accountant
Eve Cantor .... production assistant
Dougal B. Caron .... accounting clerk (as Dougal Caron)
Joanne Wetzel Caverly .... assistant: Ms. Bancroft (as Joanne Wetzel)
Rachelle Charron .... assistant production accountant
Robin Chaykin .... assistant to producer
Christopher Cook .... production assistant
Holly Dale .... observer: Director's Guild of Canada
Susanna David .... script supervisor
Theo Dimson .... title designer: main title
Michael Jewison .... location manager: Ontario
Debi Karolewski .... assistant: Ms. Fonda
Grant Kelly .... craft service
Candace Koethe .... assistant: Mr. Jewison
Lou Kramer .... stage producer: New York
Oleksandra Mikitenko .... assistant: Mr. Jewison (as Andra Mikitenko)
Ginette Paré .... location manager: Quebec
Valley Via Reseigne .... production office coordinator (as Valley Reseigne)
Line Tremblay .... production assistant
Guy Trinque .... location manager: Quebec
Tom Udell .... production accountant
Kenneth Waissman .... stage producer: New York
Sandy Webb .... production office coordinator
Nancy Willen .... unit publicist
Bruce McDonald .... production assistant (uncredited)
Holly Paré .... location manager: Quebec (uncredited)
 
Thanks
Letitzia Adam .... thanks
Gloria Demers .... thanks
Andreas Drenters .... thanks
Heather Drenters .... thanks
Jeannine Edmunds .... thanks
Father David Eley .... thanks
Father Marc Gervals .... thanks
Mother Mary Dominic .... thanks
Larry Palef .... thanks
Richard Pfeffer-Lapidese .... thanks (as Rachael Pfeffer-Lapidese)
Sister Pierette .... thanks
Father Charles S. Pottie .... thanks
Sister Rolande .... thanks
Roger Sherman .... thanks
Daniel Tremblay .... thanks
Margaret Westcott .... thanks
 
Crew believed to be complete


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Additional Details

Runtime:
98 min
Country:
USA
Language:
English | French
Color:
Color (Metrocolor)
Aspect Ratio:
1.85 : 1 more
Sound Mix:
Dolby
Filming Locations:
Montréal, Québec, Canada more

Fun Stuff

Trivia:
Anne Pitoniak who portrays Jane Fonda's mother in Agnes of God (1985), was the original Mother Miriam Ruth when the play was first produced at Actors Theatre of Louisville. more
Quotes:
Eve LeClaire: Nobody is interested in sending a nun to prison.
Justice Joseph Leveau: We're not telling you what to decide Martha. We're not even telling you to take this.
Eugene Lyon: Is there any reason why you feel you shouldn't take it?
Doctor Martha Livingston: Today's my birthday. I always make bad decisions on my birthday.
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Movie Connections:
Referenced in Ken Adam: Designing Bond (2000) (V) more

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6 out of 8 people found the following comment useful.
A movie that makes you think..., 22 February 2003
9/10
Author: juliomontoya2000 from San José, Costa Rica

This is a superb film. It has great performances, specially from Meg Tilly, as the young nun who has fallen from grace. Neither she, the rest of the sisters, or the psychiatrist sent to investigate the case, can find a satisfactory explanation. What really impressed me about this movie is the way it confronts religious beliefs with skepticism, confrontation that, in turn, is transmitted to the viewer with all its questions. Is what happened a big lie, just the product of the imagination -or distorted faith- of a young woman?. Is it all God's plan?. If it is so, did he make a mistake?. Is it all a miracle gone wrong?

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