Movie

Broken Vows (1987)

• January 28, 1987
• 1h 35m

• TV Movie
• Thriller
• Drama
• Romance
• Mystery

“A priest who falls in love and doubts his beliefs and needs time to understand how he really feels.”

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.

Director

Jud Taylor

Writers

Dorothy Salisbury Davis, James Costigan

Starring

Tommy Lee Jones, Annette O'Toole, M. Emmet Walsh