Movie Description
Midwives
(2001)Overview
It's a cold and stormy night, and in a house in rural Vermont, midwife Sibyl Danforth is, together with the father and an assistant, in the middle of a homebirth. As time passes, the woman in labor meets with difficulties and Sibyl concludes that it would be preferable for the woman to deliver her baby in the hospital. Though a dead telephone line and bad weather prevents Sibyl from going anywhere. Black ice and a persisten snowstorm makes transportation an impossibility. Early in the morning, the woman dies from what they believe to be a stroke and in all the chaos, Sibyl promptly decides to do a C-section to save the baby. The baby survives, but the mother is dead and tragedy is obvious. Yet, it's only going to get worse for Sibyl as her assistant is certain that the woman was still alive when Sibyl performed the C-section. Sibyl is charged with manslaughter, brought before the court and her life is and will forever be changed.
Featured Crew
- Director : Glenn Jordan
- Producer : Glenn Jordan
- Editor : David A. Simmons
- Cast : Sissy Spacek,Peter Coyote,Terry Kinney,Alison Pill,Peter Dvorsky,Paul Hecht,Cliff Saunders,Elva Mai Hoover,Piper Laurie,Lindsay Collins,Murray Oliver,Bruce McFee,Danielle Bouffard,Ezra Perlman,Jeremy Wright,Susannah Hoffmann
Cast
Sibyl Danforth
Stephen Hastings
Rand Danforth
Constance 'Connie' Danforth
Asa Bedford
OB Gym Doctor
Cheryl Visco
Wanda Purington
Caleb Purington
Tuttle
Hannah Purington
Foogie
Marc
Charlotte Bedford
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Original TitleMidwives
Status Released
Release Information
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2001-04-02
Original LanguageEnglish
Runtime 01h 32m
Production CompaniesCraig Anderson Productions,Columbia TriStar Television
Genres
- Crime
- Drama
- TV Movie
