The Proposition

"One man gave up everything he owned. The other, everything he believed in."

1998 1h 50m EN

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5.9

MID

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11%

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6.2

IMDB

★5.9TMDB · 42🥫11%Rotten Tomatoes★6.2IMDB · 2,382

DramaRomance

Synopsis

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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.

“One man gave up everything he owned. The other, everything he believed in.”

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Cast

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

Credits

Behind the camera

Director: Lesli Linka Glatter
Writers: Rick Ramage
Languages: English
Countries: United States of America

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ERA

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28 years old — old enough to be someone's favourite childhood film.

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DIRECTOR

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Directed by Lesli Linka Glatter, shot by Peter Sova. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.

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DIRECTOR

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Original score by Stephen Endelman. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.

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DIRECTOR

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Editor Jacqueline Cambas shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.

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5 / 8

CAST

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Madeleine Stowe and Kenneth Branagh and William Hurt carry the top of the cast.

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FACT

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Marketing tagline: "One man gave up everything he owned. The other, everything he believed in.".

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WILD

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IMDB entry: tt0120108 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.

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8 / 8

WILD

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Only 42 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.

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The take

Lesli Linka Glatter directs. Peter Sova behind the camera. Stephen Endelman scores. Jacqueline Cambas cuts. Produced in United States of America. Dialogue in English.

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128 years old — old enough to be someone's favourite childhood film.
2Directed by Lesli Linka Glatter, shot by Peter Sova. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
3Original score by Stephen Endelman. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.
4Editor Jacqueline Cambas shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
5Madeleine Stowe and Kenneth Branagh and William Hurt carry the top of the cast.
6Marketing tagline: "One man gave up everything he owned. The other, everything he believed in.".
7IMDB entry: tt0120108 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
8Only 42 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.