

The Bostonians
DirectorJames Ivory
“An intimate and exquisite probe of the feminist heart.”
A bored lawyer and a suffragette vie for the attention of a faith healer's charismatic daughter.
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Cast

Christopher Reeve
Basil Ransome

Vanessa Redgrave
Olive Chancellor

Jessica Tandy
Miss Birdseye

Madeleine Potter
Verena Tarrant

Nancy Marchand
Mrs. Burrage

Wesley Addy
Dr. Tarrant

Barbara Bryne
Mrs. Tarrant

Linda Hunt
Dr. Prance

Charles McCaughan
Music Hall Policeman
Nancy New
Adeline

Jon Van Ness
Henry Burrage

Wallace Shawn
Mr. Pardon
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