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63% Critic Match
Agnes of God
“That night, murder wasn't the only sin.”
6.3 / 10• 1985• 1h 38m•PG-13• English
DramaMystery
Storyline
When a dead newborn is found, wrapped in bloody sheets, in the bedroom wastebasket of a young novice, psychiatrist Martha Livingston is called in to determine if the seemingly innocent novice, who knows nothing of sex or birth, is competent enough to stand trial for the murder of the baby.
Cast & Crew
Jane Fonda
Dr. Martha Louise Livingston
Lead
Meg Tilly
Sister Agnes
Anne Bancroft
Mother Miriam Ruth
Anne Pitoniak
Dr. Livingston's Mother
Winston Rekert
Det. Larry Langevin
Gratien Gélinas
Father Martineau
Guy Hoffmann
Justice Joseph Leveau
Gabriel Arcand
Monsignor
What People Are Saying
4.0
“A staggering achievement of craft and ambition. Norman Jewison's vision lands with breathtaking precision.”
3.0
“Every frame feels alive. Agnes of God is the rare release that takes its audience seriously.”
