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Act of the Heart
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Act of the Heart

Sep 24, 1970
1h 43m
★ 3.3

Overview

A woman's peculiar religious convictions lead her on a self-destructive path.

Genres

Drama

Production Companies

Quest

Cast

Geneviève Bujold

Martha Hayes

Geneviève Bujold

Donald Sutherland

Father Michael Ferrier

Donald Sutherland

Monique Leyrac

Johane Foss

Monique Leyrac

Sharon Acker

Adele

Sharon Acker

Eric House

Choirmaster

Eric House

Ratch Wallace

Diedrich

Ratch Wallace

Billy Mitchell

Russell Foss

Billy Mitchell

Gilles Vigneault

Coach Ti-Jo

Gilles Vigneault

Jean Dalmain

Party

Jean Dalmain

Claude Jutra

Party

Claude Jutra

François Tassé

Party

François Tassé

Jean Duceppe

Parks Commisioner

Jean Duceppe

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