Movie: Within These Walls

Top 10 Billed Cast

Ellen Burstyn
Ellen Burstyn

Joan Thomas

Laura Dern
Laura Dern

Sister Pauline Quinn

LaTanya Richardson Jackson
LaTanya Richardson Jackson

Melinda Donovan

Maria Herrera
Maria Herrera

Leda Cervantes

Lucinda Davis
Lucinda Davis

Eliza

Tony Calabretta
Tony Calabretta

Kelly

Kristin Fairlie
Kristin Fairlie

Emily

Eve Crawford
Eve Crawford

Sister Katherine

Marium Carvell
Marium Carvell

Eliza's Mother

Walter Alza
Walter Alza

Tito

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  • Overview

    Female prisoners train dogs to aid people with disabilities in a program started by a nun (Laura Dern).

  • Release Date

    2001-08-20

  • Average

    5.6

  • Rating:

    2.8 starts
  • Tagline

    Hope lives in unlikely places.

  • Genres

  • Languages:

    English
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