Broken Vows

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

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.

• Release date
• January 28, 1987
• Runtime
• 95 min
• Genres
• TV Movie, Thriller, Drama, Romance, Mystery
• Director
• Jud Taylor

Cast

Tommy Lee Jones Pater Joseph McMahon Annette O'Toole Nana Marie 'Nim' Fitzpatrick M. Emmet Walsh Detective Mulligan Milo O'Shea Monsignor Casey David Groh Michael Drumm Madeleine Sherwood Mrs. Chase Jean De Baer Gene Drumm David Strathairn Stuart Chase