The Bostonians
“An intimate and exquisite probe of the feminist heart.”
1984•2h 2m•5.6•Released
DramaRomance
A bored lawyer and a suffragette vie for the attention of a faith healer's charismatic daughter.
Director
James Ivory
Writer
Ruth Prawer Jhabvala
Languages
English
Studio
Merchant Ivory Productions
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
Peter Bogyo
Mr. Gracie
Martha Farrar
Mrs. Farrinder
Dusty Maxwell
Newton Tarrant
Production
Company
Merchant Ivory Productions
Producer
Ismail Merchant
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