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Act of the Heart is a canadien film of genre Drama directed by Paul Almond released in USA on 25 november 1970 with Geneviève Bujold
Act of the Heart (1970)
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Add to a movie listThe Act of the Heart is a 1970 Canadian film written, directed and produced by Paul Almond.
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Martha Hayes (Geneviève Bujold), a devoutly religious young woman from Québec's Côte-Nord who fancies herself as some kind of a saint, arrives in Montréal to serve as nanny to Russell (Bill Mitchell), the son of a widowed business woman (Monique Leyrac).Actors
Geneviève Bujold
(Martha Hayes)
Donald Sutherland
(Father Michael Ferrier)
Monique Leyrac
(Johane Foss)
Sharon Acker
(Adele)
Eric House
(Choirmaster)
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