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Mother Teresa: In the Name of God's Poor

19974.2 / 1095 min
Drama, History

Overview

Calcutta, 1946. Violence rages in India. Sister Teresa teaches at a convent, but is haunted by the faces of the starving, the poor and the homeless; the faces of those less fortunate than her. With only her faith in God, she leaves the convent to live in the slums and care for the poor. An surprisingly, even one of the most revered, selfless heroes questioned her purpose.

Cast

Geraldine Chaplin

Geraldine Chaplin

Mother Teresa

Keene Curtis

Keene Curtis

Father Van Exem

Helena Carroll

Helena Carroll

Mother Superior

David Byrd

David Byrd

Archbishop

William Katt

William Katt

Harry Harper

Ravindra Randeniya

Ravindra Randeniya

Police chief

Cornelia Hayes O'Herlihy

Cornelia Hayes O'Herlihy

Sister Gabriella

Sangeetha Weeraratne

Sangeetha Weeraratne

Subashini

Alan Shearman

Alan Shearman

Sgt. Stout

Anna Mathias

Anna Mathias

Sister Stephanie

Yashoda Wimaladharma

Yashoda Wimaladharma

Magdalena

Prageeth Sanjeeva

Prageeth Sanjeeva

Jyoti

Veena Jayakody

Veena Jayakody

Charu Ma

W. Jayasiri

W. Jayasiri

Mr. Goma

Nilanthi Wijesinghe

Nilanthi Wijesinghe

Mrs. Goma

Hemasiri Liyanage

Hemasiri Liyanage

Mawik

Nimmi Harasgama

Nimmi Harasgama

Christina

Sunil Hettiarachchi

Sunil Hettiarachchi

Bald Man

Hilarian Perera

Hilarian Perera

Dying Brahmin

Leonie Kotelawala

Leonie Kotelawala

Hospital Nurse

Yolanda Peiris

Yolanda Peiris

Mabel Goma

Chamintha De Silva

Chamintha De Silva

Charu

Saumya Liyanage

Saumya Liyanage

Student Leader

Peter Shepherd

Peter Shepherd

Nobel Official

Crew

Dominique LaPierre

Dominique LaPierre

Story

Kevin Connor

Kevin Connor

Director

Irwin Fisch

Irwin Fisch

Music

Leslie McRay

Leslie McRay

Producer

Jan Hartman

Jan Hartman

Story

Dominique LaPierre

Dominique LaPierre

Teleplay

Carol Kaplan

Carol Kaplan

Teleplay

Sunil Wijeratne

Sunil Wijeratne

Art Direction

Peter Shepherd

Peter Shepherd

Producer

Lal Harindranath

Lal Harindranath

Set Decoration

James Rutnam

James Rutnam

Set Decoration

Robert Halmi Sr.

Robert Halmi Sr.

Executive Producer

Errol Kelly

Errol Kelly

Production Design

Barry Peters

Barry Peters

Editor

Dominique LaPierre

Dominique LaPierre

Co-Producer

Mike Frift

Mike Frift

Director of Photography

Ann Hollowood

Ann Hollowood

Costume Design

Irwin Fisch

Irwin Fisch

Original Music Composer