Shattered Vows

Oct 28, 1984

1h 34m

★ 3.8

At Sixteen She Became a Nun. Now She Must Face The World.

Overview

At the age of 16 Mary becomes a nun. But she never gets used to the strict rules of her new life and when she falls in love with Father Tim, she wants to withdraw her vow.

Genres

Romance

Drama

TV Movie

Production Companies

Bertinelli/Jaffe Productions

NBC

River City Productions Inc.

Shattered Vows Trailers

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Cast

Mary Gilligan

Valerie Bertinelli

Father Tim

David Morse

Sister Agnes

Caroline McWilliams

Mrs. Gilligan

Millie Perkins

Sister Carmelita

Patricia Neal

Rick

Tom Parsekian

Bonnie

Leslie Ackerman

Cathy

Lisa Jane Persky

Sister Miriam Rose

Elayne Heilveil

Tod

Ben Powers

Pat

Matt Adler

Father Meyer

Michael Ensign

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