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Broken Vows

(1987)

January 28, 1987 1h 35m
48%
TMDB Score

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

Top Billed Cast

TLJ

Tommy Lee Jones

Pater Joseph McMahon

AO

Annette O'Toole

Nana Marie 'Nim' Fitzpatrick

MEW

M. Emmet Walsh

Detective Mulligan

MO

Milo O'Shea

Monsignor Casey

DG

David Groh

Michael Drumm

MS

Madeleine Sherwood

Mrs. Chase

JDB

Jean De Baer

Gene Drumm

DS

David Strathairn

Stuart Chase

FF

Frances Fisher

Maureen Phelan

PC

Peter Crombie

Dan Phelan