Choices of the Heart (1983)

Genre : TV Movie, Drama

Runtime : 1H 40M

Director : Joseph Sargent

Synopsis

Jeannie Donovan, a party-girl searching for that something missing in her life, finds it in El Salvador, hooking up with three nuns and a heartful of ache, love, and horror in the midst of a civil war. This is a true story of the four American churchwomen murdered in the Central American countryside, and the indifference of the American government to their sad and desperate story.

Actors

Melissa Gilbert
Melissa Gilbert
Jean Donovan
Peter Horton
Peter Horton
Doug
Helen Hunt
Helen Hunt
Cathy
Mary McCusker
Mary McCusker
Sister Maura Clarke
Mari Gorman
Mari Gorman
Sister Ita Ford
Pamela Bellwood
Pamela Bellwood
Sister Dorothy Kazel
Patrick Cassidy
Patrick Cassidy
Patrick
René Enríquez
René Enríquez
Archbishop Romero
Mike Farrell
Mike Farrell
Ambassador Robert E. White
Martin Sheen
Martin Sheen
Father Philan
Demián Bichir
Demián Bichir
Armando
Enrique Lucero
Enrique Lucero
Colonel Rojas
Delores Devine
Delores Devine
Gwen
George Belanger
George Belanger
Father Rich

Crews

Joseph Sargent
Joseph Sargent
Director
John Pielmeier
John Pielmeier
Writer
David W. Rintels
David W. Rintels
Producer
Joseph Sargent
Joseph Sargent
Producer
John Rubinstein
John Rubinstein
Original Music Composer
Jorge Stahl Jr.
Jorge Stahl Jr.
Director of Photography
George Jay Nicholson
George Jay Nicholson
Editor
Ana Carrigan
Ana Carrigan
Associate Producer
Alan David
Alan David
Associate Producer
Sandy Gallin
Sandy Gallin
Executive Producer
John Houseman
John Houseman
Executive Producer
Raymond Katz
Raymond Katz
Executive Producer

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