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The Proposition (1998)

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

  • Mar 26, 1998
  • 1h 50m
  • R

6.0/10

TMDB user score
43 votes on TMDB

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About This Movie

The Proposition is a 1998 drama and romance film directed by Lesli Linka Glatter. Its leading cast includes Madeleine Stowe, Kenneth Branagh and William Hurt. It runs for 1 hour 50 minutes.

Synopsis

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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Before You Pick

Time needed
1 hour 50 minutes
Age rating (US)
R
Language
English
Audience signal
6.0/10 from 43 TMDB votes

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Cast

  • Madeleine Stowe Eleanor Barret
  • Kenneth Branagh Father Michael McKinnon
  • William Hurt Arthur Barret
  • Robert Loggia Hannibal Thurman
  • Blythe Danner Syril Danning
  • Ken Cheeseman Wayne Fenton
  • Dee Nelson Susan Vicar
  • Pamela Hart Skip Taylor
  • Neil Patrick Harris Roger Martin
  • Josef Sommer Dryer
  • Dossy Peabody Hannibal's Secretary
  • Wendy Feign Maid
  • Thomas Downey Torrey Harrington
  • Bronia Wheeler Sister Mary Frances
  • Jim Chiros Timothy
  • Tom Kemp Arthur's Chauffeur
  • Frank Toste Frank
  • David Byrd Dr. Jenkins

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