Synopsis
When a dead newborn is found, wrapped in bloody sheets, in the bedroom wastebasket of a young novice, psychiatrist Martha Livingston is called in to determine if the seemingly innocent novice, who knows nothing of sex or birth, is competent enough to stand trial for the murder of the baby.
Key facts
Cast
Anne Bancroft, Jane Fonda, Gratien Gélinas, Meg Tilly
Original language
English
Production companies
COLUMBIA PICTURES CORPORATION, DELPHI IV PRODUCTIONS
Home video distributors
RCA Columbia Pictures Home Video (United States)
Based on
Agnes of God
Setting
Quebec
Filming locations
Montreal, Ontario, Rockwood Academy
Crew
Screenplay
John Pielmeier
Producer
Patrick Palmer
Cinematography
Sven Nykvist
Editing
Antony Gibbs
Music
Georges Delerue
Trailer
Stills
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Festival History
- Academy Awards 1986 academy_award
- Golden Globes (USA) 1986 generic
- Writers Guild of America 1986 generic
Titles
| Original title | Agnes of God | |
| Québec French title | Agnès de Dieu |
VHS & home video releases
| VHS | RCA Columbia Pictures Home Video (cat. no. 60563) | 1986, United States, slipcase |
| Betamax | RCA Columbia Pictures Home Video (cat. no. 20563) | 1986, United States, slipcase |
Soundtracks
| Vinyl LP | Agnes Of God (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack) - Georges Delerue (1985) | 7 releases, 1985-1986: A and S Records, Colosseum, Jackal Records, Varèse Sarabande (+2 more) |
| CD | Agnes Of God (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack) - Georges Delerue (1985) | 5 releases, 1992-2016: King Record, Varèse Sarabande |
| Cassette | Agnes Of God (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack) - Georges Delerue (1985) | 1 release, 1985: Varèse Sarabande |
Versions & editions
| Home video VHS | United States | 1986 60563 |
| Home video Betamax | United States | 1986 20563 |
Full credits
| Director | Norman Jewison |
| Cast | Anne Bancroft, Jane Fonda, Gratien Gélinas, Meg Tilly |
| Screenplay | John Pielmeier |
| Producer | Patrick Palmer |
| Cinematography | Sven Nykvist |
| Editing | Antony Gibbs |
| Music | Georges Delerue |
Source: Cinémathèque québécoise, linked catalogue data (CC BY 4.0)
