Shattered Vows (October 29, 1984)

Category: Drama

Director: Jack Bender

Summary: When a young nun falls in love with a priest, she finds her faith and her vocation in jeopardy. Based on the true-life experiences from Dr. Mary Gilligan Wong's book, "Nun: A Memoir."

At sixteen Mary Gilligan ( Valerie Bertinelli ) enters a convent and begins the rigorous training and discipline it takes to become a nun. An innocent girl, she's soon thrust into her first mission of running a children's center. Here she experiences an unforseen awakening when she and her co-worker Father Tim develope an unspoken, forbidden love for each other. Valerie Bertinelli, David Morse and Patricia Neal star. Cast
Valerie Bertinelli ... Mary Gilligan
David Morse ... Father Tim
Caroline McWilliams ... Sister Agnes
Tom Parsekian ... Rick
Millie Perkins ... Mrs. Gilligan
Leslie Ackerman ... Bonnie
Lisa Jane Persky ... Cathy
Elayne Heilveil ... Sister Miriam Rose
Ben Powers
Patricia Neal ... Sister Carmelita
Matt Adler ... Pat
Joseph Battaglio ... Priest (as Father Joseph Battaglio)
Susan Rinell ... Anita (as Susan Blackstone)
Robert Alan Browne ... Mr. Gilligan
Robert Clotworthy ... Mark

Run Time: 95 (mins)

Rating: NR