Movie: The Convent

Top 7 Billed Cast

Catherine Deneuve
Catherine Deneuve

Hélène

John Malkovich
John Malkovich

Michael

Luís Miguel Cintra
Luís Miguel Cintra

Baltar

Leonor Silveira
Leonor Silveira

Piedade

João Bénard da Costa
João Bénard da Costa

Baltazar

Heloísa Miranda
Heloísa Miranda

Berta

Gilberto Gonçalves
Gilberto Gonçalves

Fisherman

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    The journey of Michael Padovic, an American professor who arrives with his wife, Helene, at a Portuguese convent where he expects to find the documents needed to prove his theory: Shakespeare was born in Spain; not in England.

  • Release Date

    1995-09-06

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    5.346

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