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The Proposition

The Proposition

One man gave up everything he owned. The other, everything he believed in.

19986.11h 50m

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.

Directed by Lesli Linka Glatter
Written by Rick Ramage
Produced by Scott Kroopf, Diane Nabatoff, Ted Field
Box Office0Revenue: $148K

Top Cast

Madeleine Stowe

Madeleine Stowe

Eleanor Barret

Kenneth Branagh

Kenneth Branagh

Father Michael McKinnon

William Hurt

William Hurt

Arthur Barret

Robert Loggia

Robert Loggia

Hannibal Thurman

Blythe Danner

Blythe Danner

Syril Danning

Ken Cheeseman

Ken Cheeseman

Wayne Fenton

Dee Nelson

Dee Nelson

Susan Vicar

Pamela Hart

Pamela Hart

Skip Taylor

Neil Patrick Harris

Neil Patrick Harris

Roger Martin

Josef Sommer

Josef Sommer

Dryer

Themes & Keywords

parishsterilitypriestmiscarriagewoman director

About The Proposition

The Proposition is a drama, romance film released in 1998 exploring themes of parish, sterility, priest, miscarriage, woman director. Directed by Lesli Linka Glatter, it stars Madeleine Stowe, Kenneth Branagh, William Hurt. 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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