Shattered Vows

• Director: Jack Bender
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• Genre: Drama
• Movie Type: Religious Drama, Docudrama
• Main Cast: Valerie Bertinelli, David Morse
• Release Year: 1984
• Country: US
• Run Time: 95 minutes

Plot

The made-for-TV Shattered Vows stars Valerie Bertinelli as a young nun named Mary Gilligan. Though she tries to honor the edicts of her calling, Mary falls in love with a handsome priest (David Morse). Her overwhelming desire to marry and raise a family culminates in her leaving her order before taking final vows. The real-life Mary Gilligan Wong eventually became a clinical psychologist. Her autobiography Nun: A Memoir served as the basis for Shattered Vows, which first aired October 29, 1984 ~ Hal Erickson, All Movie Guide

Cast

Leslie Ackerman - Bonnie; Matt Adler - Pat; Valerie Bertinelli - Mary Gilligan; Susan Blackstone - Anita; Robert Alan Browne - Mr. Gilligan; Robert Clotworthy - Mark; Gabriel Damon - Cheryl; Michael Ensign - Father Meyer; Lois Foraker; Elayne Heilveil - Sister Miriam Rose; Marta Kober; Caroline McWilliams - Sister Agnes; David Morse - Father Tim; Patricia Neal - Sister Carmelita; Tom Parsekian - Rick; Millie Perkins - Mrs. Gilligan; Lisa Jane Persky - Cathy; Wendy Phillips; Sheri Stoner; Marilyn Tokuda; Kit McDonough

Credit

Tracy Tynan - Costume Designer, Jack Bender - Director, Lee Holdridge - Composer (Music Score), Richard Sawyer - Production Designer, Mikhail Suslov - Cinematographer, Dr. Mary Gilligan-Wong - Book Author