Tommy Lee Jones
Pater Joseph McMahon
Broken Vows (1987)
"A priest who falls in love and doubts his beliefs and needs time to understand how he really feels."
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Overview
When Father Joseph Hennessey visits the home of one of his parishioners to offer last rights,he becomes embroiled in a plot which ultimately shakes his faith to its very foundation. Intrigued by the dying man's mention of "Nim," and fascinated by the man's saintly demeanor, Father Joseph's curiosity is redoubled when a beautiful young woman enters his church to question the young priest about the deceased man. Father Joseph and the woman, whom he discovers to be the "Nim" in question, embark upon an investigation into the circumstances surrounding the man's death.
Jud Taylor
Director
James Costigan
Writer
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Jean De Baer
Gene Drumm
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Peter Crombie
Dan Phelan
Anthony LaGuerre
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Sylvia Short
Miss Lalor
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