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The Patron Saint of Liars is a american film of genre Drama directed by Stephen Gyllenhaal released in USA on 5 april 1998 with Dana Delany
The Patron Saint of Liars (1998)
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Add to a movie listThe Patron Saint of Liars is a 1998 drama television film based on the novel of the same name by Ann Patchett. It tells the story of Rose Abbot, a young woman who abandons her life in California with her husband after finding out she is pregnant. She chooses a home for unwed mothers in Kentucky as her escape, hoping to give her child up for adoption and start over. The film stars Dana Delany, Ellen Burstyn and Clancy Brown. It premiered on April 5, 1998, on CBS.
Actors
Dana Delany
(Rose Cleardon Abbott)
Ellen Burstyn
(June Clatterbuck)
Clancy Brown
(Son)
Maggie Gyllenhaal
(Lorraine Thomas)
Sada Thompson
(Sister Evangeline)
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