The Convent
Sep 06 1995
•2h 31m
•Mystery, Drama
The journey of Michael Padovic, an American professor who arrives with his wife, Helene, at a Portuguese convent where he expects to find the documents needed to prove his theory: Shakespeare was born in Spain; not in England.
Cast
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Catherine Deneuve
Hélène
John Malkovich
Michael
Luís Miguel Cintra
Baltar
Leonor Silveira
Piedade
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