The Bostonians
“An intimate and exquisite probe of the feminist heart.”
A bored lawyer and a suffragette vie for the attention of a faith healer's charismatic daughter.
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Cast
26 people
Christopher Reeve
Basil Ransome
Known for
Superman
Village of the Damned
Vanessa Redgrave
Olive Chancellor
Known for
Mission: Impossible
Atonement
Jessica Tandy
Miss Birdseye
Known for
The Birds
Driving Miss Daisy
Madeleine Potter
Verena Tarrant
Known for
Houdini
Two Evil Eyes
Nancy Marchand
Mrs. Burrage
Known for
The Sopranos
The Naked Gun: From the Files of Police Squad!
Wesley Addy
Dr. Tarrant
Known for
Network
What Ever Happened to Baby Jane?
Barbara Bryne
Mrs. Tarrant
Known for
Amadeus
Into the Woods
Linda Hunt
Dr. Prance
Known for
NCIS: Los Angeles
Dune
Charles McCaughan
Music Hall Policeman
Known for
V.I. Warshawski
Quicksilver
Nancy New
Adeline
Also in
Stick Around
The Europeans
Jon Van Ness
Henry Burrage
Known for
Tourist Trap
The Hitcher
Wallace Shawn
Mr. Pardon
Known for
Toy Story
Young Sheldon
James Ivory Director · Ruth Prawer Jhabvala Screenplay Henry James Author
Worldwide gross $1M · United States release October 2, 1984 · Produced in United States, United Kingdom
Box office
Worldwide gross
$1,009,700
Production
Merchant Ivory Productions
Production
United States · United Kingdom
Produced in
Languages
Original language
English
Spoken on screen
English
Release dates
Denmark · May 1, 1984
Theatrical
United States · October 2, 1984
Theatrical
France
May 1, 1984 · Theatrical
United Kingdom
September 1, 1984 · Theatrical
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