The Proposition(1998)
One man gave up everything he owned. The other, everything he believed in.
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.
Directed by Lesli Linka Glatter
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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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When did The Proposition come out?+
The Proposition was released in 1998.
How long is The Proposition?+
The Proposition runs for 110 minutes (1 hour and 50 minutes).
Who directed The Proposition?+
The Proposition was directed by Lesli Linka Glatter.
Who stars in The Proposition?+
The Proposition stars Madeleine Stowe, Kenneth Branagh, William Hurt, Robert Loggia and Blythe Danner.
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