
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.Status: | Released (1985-09-13) |
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Awards: | Nominated for 3 Oscars. 2 wins & 5 nominations total |
BoxOffice: | $25,627,836 |
Screen: | John Pielmeier |
Productions: | Columbia Pictures |
Production Countries: | United States of America |
Spoken Languages: | Latin, English, Français |

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- 6352: Jane Fonda - Dr. Martha Louise Livingston
- 39117: Meg Tilly - Sister Agnes
- 10774: Anne Bancroft - Mother Miriam Ruth
- 38691: Anne Pitoniak - Dr. Livingston's Mother
- 92461: Winston Rekert - Det. Larry Langevin
- 92463: Gratien Gélinas - Father Martineau
- 1600350: Guy Hoffmann - Justice Joseph Leveau
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- 13563: Norman Jewison - Director - Directing
- 18373: Ralph Gerling - Camera Operator - Camera
- 11905: Sven Nykvist - Director of Photography - Camera
- 25736: John Pielmeier - Screenplay - Writing
- 7534: Gretchen Rennell - Casting - Production
- 8315: Carol Spier - Art Direction - Art
- 12509: Antony Gibbs - Editor - Editing
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_**Melodramatic havoc at a rural Canadian Convent with Jane Fonda, Anne Bancroft and Meg Tilly**_ After a bloody scandal at a Convent outside Montreal, a court-appointed psychiatrist (Jane Fonda) investigates to determine if a devout, but hysterical young woman (Meg Tilly) is fit ....
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