The Proposition

Lesli Linka Glatter
1998-03-26

One man gave up everything he owned. The other, everything he believed in.
6.1
110 min

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.

Cast

Name Character Team
Madeleine Stowe Eleanor Barret Unowned
Kenneth Branagh Father Michael McKinnon Zac E. Chan
William Hurt Arthur Barret Zac E. Chan
Robert Loggia Hannibal Thurman Unowned
Blythe Danner Syril Danning Unowned
Ken Cheeseman Wayne Fenton Unowned
Dee Nelson Susan Vicar Unowned
Pamela Hart Skip Taylor Unowned
Neil Patrick Harris Roger Martin Unowned
Josef Sommer Dryer Unowned
Dossy Peabody Hannibal's Secretary Unowned
Wendy Feign Maid Unowned
Thomas Downey Torrey Harrington Unowned
Bronia Wheeler Sister Mary Frances Unowned
Jim Chiros Timothy Unowned
Tom Kemp Arthur's Chauffeur Unowned
Frank Toste Frank Unowned
David Byrd Dr. Jenkins Unowned
Larry Bull Butler Captain (as Lawrence Bull) Unowned
Michael Bradshaw Butler Unowned
Willy O'Donnell Andre Unowned
Frank T. Wells Coroner Unowned
Eric Bruno Borgman Parishoner (uncredited) Unowned
Elisabeth Anne Hughes Church Attendant (uncredited) Unowned
Caleb Mayo Altar Boy (uncredited) Unowned
Alan Francis Sullivan Man in Church (uncredited) Unowned
Dared Wright Boston Cop (uncredited) Unowned