The Proposition
One man gave up everything he owned. The other, everything he believed in.
1998 | 110m | English
Popularity: 1 (history)
| Director: | Lesli Linka Glatter |
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| Writer: | Rick Ramage |
| Staring: |
| 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. | |
| Release Date: | Mar 26, 1998 |
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| Director: | Lesli Linka Glatter |
| Writer: | Rick Ramage |
| Genres: | Drama, Romance |
| Keywords | parish, sterility, priest, miscarriage, woman director |
| Production Companies | PolyGram Filmed Entertainment, Interscope Communications |
| Box Office |
Revenue: $147,773
Budget: $0 |
| Updates |
Updated: Feb 06, 2026 Entered: Apr 13, 2024 |
| Name | Character |
|---|---|
| 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 |
| Larry Bull | Butler Captain (as Lawrence Bull) |
| Michael Bradshaw | Butler |
| Willy O'Donnell | Andre |
| Frank T. Wells | Coroner |
| Eric Bruno Borgman | Parishoner (uncredited) |
| Elisabeth Anne Hughes | Church Attendant (uncredited) |
| Caleb Mayo | Altar Boy (uncredited) |
| Alan Francis Sullivan | Man in Church (uncredited) |
| Dared Wright | Boston Cop (uncredited) |
| Name | Job |
|---|---|
| Lesli Linka Glatter | Director |
| Anna B. Sheppard | Costume Design |
| Sean Everett | Property Master |
| David Brisbin | Production Design |
| Jacqueline Cambas | Editor |
| Rick Ramage | Writer |
| Kate Lewis | Script Supervisor |
| Peter Sova | Director of Photography |
| Elaine J. Huzzar | Casting |
| Johanna Ray | Casting |
| Brian Ricci | Special Effects |
| Stephen Endelman | Original Music Composer |
| Bryan Scott | ADR & Dubbing |
| Name | Title |
|---|---|
| Ted Field | Producer |
| Scott Kroopf | Producer |
| Diane Nabatoff | Producer |
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