Broken Vows
Brief Synopsis
A television movie about a parish priest who finds himself involved in a murder when he gives the last rites to a stabbing victim. The victim's girlfriend and he strike up a torrid love affair, leading him to question his role in life and in the church.
Cast & Crew
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Jud Taylor
Director
Sylvia Short
Milo O'shea
Anthony Laguerre
Frances Fisher
Jean De Baer
Film Details
Also Known As
Hennessey, Where the Dark Streets Go
Genre
Adaptation
Drama
Romance
Release Date
1987
Location
New York City, New York, USA; Montreal, Quebec, Canada
Technical Specs
Duration
2h
Synopsis
A television movie about a parish priest who finds himself involved in a murder when he gives the last rites to a stabbing victim. The victim's girlfriend and he strike up a torrid love affair, leading him to question his role in life and in the church.
Director
Jud Taylor
Director
Cast
Sylvia Short
Milo O'shea
Anthony Laguerre
Frances Fisher
Jean De Baer
M. Emmet Walsh
Peter Crombie
Richard Dumont
Andrew Nichols
David Strathairn
Mark Kulik
Annette O'toole
Madeleine Sherwood
David Groh
Joseph Drblik
Tom Lee Jones
Crew
Gary Anderson
Original Music
Guy Bissonnette
Grip
Jim Boniece
Key Grip
Tom Booth
Makeup Artist
Bill Brademan
Producer
Joan Brockschmidt
Property Master
Henry Bronchtein
Assistant Director
Rosina Bucci
Casting
Thomas Burstyn
Director Of Photography
Jacques Chamberland
Props
Kam Chan
Assistant Sound Editor
Don Cohen
Sound Mixer
Jack Cooley
Sound Re-Recording Mixer
Dorothy Salisbury Davis
Source Material (From Novel)
Ivan Davis
Screenplay
Yves Drapeau
Assistant Camera Operator
Raymond Dupuis
Assistant Designer
Bill Farber
Best Boy
Ronald Fateux
Property Master
Sylvia Fay
Extras Agent/Coordinator
David Finamore
Assistant Editor
Jean-vincent Fournier
Props Assistant
Jean Garcia
Other
Claire Garneau
Wardrobe
Diane Gauthier
On-Set Dresser
Norman Gay
Editor
Ellen Goldsmith
Assistant Sound Editor
Wendy Grean
Production Manager
Charles Gross
Music
Tommy Groszman
Assistant Director
Marshall Grupp
Sound Editor
Paul Andre Guerin
Wardrobe
Laval Guy
Dresser
Ira Halberstadt
Production Manager
Robert Halmi
Producer
David Hood
Assistant Director
Jocelyn Joly
Production Designer
Melissa Kalbfus
Script Supervisor
Phyllis Kasha
Casting
Susan Kaufman
Art Director
Simon Lahaie
On-Set Dresser
Jacky Lavoie
Production Coordinator
Carol Levine
Assistant
Vince Liebhart
Casting
Ellen Lutter
Wardrobe Supervisor
Constantine Makris
Camera Operator
Nicolas Marion
Assistant Camera Operator
Charlie Marroquin
Key Grip
Carole Mondello
Location Manager
Abe Nejad
Sound Editor
Josiane Noreau
On-Set Dresser
Yves Paquette
Generator Operator
Nancy Partheniou
Production Accountant
Joe Pierson
Other
Bob Pritchett
Hair Stylist
Brenda Ray
Boom Operator
Marc Rogers
Gaffer
Jacob Rolling
Key Grip
Joe Sanchez
Transportation Coordinator
Gogi Sargeant
Auditor
Amy Sayres
Assistant Director
Ed Self
Producer
Victor Skita
Assistant
Jill Sprecher
Production Coordinator
Marie Theberge
Continuity
Robert C Thompson
Executive Producer
Bert Tougas
Camera Operator
Joel Warren
Photography
Greg Webb
Titles
Moses Weitzman
Effects Coordinator
Stephane Wells
Grip
Zachary Winestine
Camera Assistant
Ron Yoshida
Sound Mixer
Eric Zimmer
Boom Operator
Peter Zinner
Executive Producer
Film Details
Also Known As
Hennessey, Where the Dark Streets Go
Genre
Adaptation
Drama
Romance
Release Date
1987
Location
New York City, New York, USA; Montreal, Quebec, Canada
Technical Specs
Duration
2h
Quotes
Trivia
Miscellaneous Notes
Aired in United States January 28, 1987
Aired in United States on Video April 9, 1996
Previous titles: "Where the Dark Streets Go" and "Hennessey."
Pseudonym Ivan Davis used by writer Costigan, who wanted his name removed from credits.
