Agnes of God (1985)
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.
Production Companies
Additional Info
| Budget | $0.00 |
|---|---|
| Revenue | $0.00 |
| Original Language | en |
| Popularity | 0.4968 |
Directed By
Norman Jewison
Crew
Norman Jewison
Sven Nykvist
John Pielmeier
John Pielmeier
Georges Delerue
Gretchen Rennell
Ken Adam
Carol Spier
Renée April
Antony Gibbs
Jaro Dick
Ann Brodie
Gary Liddiard
Paul LeBlanc
Justis Greene
Susanna David
Brian Montague
Norman Jewison
Patrick J. Palmer
Charles Milhaupt
Bonnie Palef
Ralph Gerling
Ron Thiessen
David Bailey
TOP CAST
Jane Fonda
Dr. Martha Louise Livingston
Meg Tilly
Sister Agnes
Anne Bancroft
Mother Miriam Ruth
Anne Pitoniak
Dr. Livingston's Mother
Winston Rekert
Det. Larry Langevin
Gratien Gélinas
Father Martineau
Guy Hoffmann
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
Sister Geneviève's Family (as Charles S. Pottie S.J.)
Gerry Huckstep
Paramedic
Marc Denis
Newscaster
Herbert Luft
Television Reporter
André Lacoste
Male Patient
Jennifer Jewison
Female Patient
Carole Chatel
Lab Technician
Daniel Tremblay
Police Detective
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