Madeleine Stowe
Eleanor Barret
1998•1h 50m•Released•EN
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“One man gave up everything he owned. The other, everything he believed in.”
Overview
Father Michael McKinnon goes from the UK 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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Movie Details
Release Date
March 26, 1998
Runtime
1h 50m
Rating
5.9 / 10
Votes
42
Budget
Not available
Revenue
$147,773
Status
Released
Popularity
2.9
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