Jane Fonda, Anne Bancroft and Meg Tilly star in Norman Jewison’s riveting adaptation of the hit Broadway drama.

An isolated convent becomes the settling for murder in this suspenseful tale of spiritual passion and pride.

When the infant of a young nun, Agnes, is found strangled, a court-appointed psychiatrist, Martha Livingston, must decide if the devout but troubled girl is fit to stand trial.

In her quest for truth, Martha goes head-to-head with the intractable Mother Superior, who assures her that Agnes has no memory of the pregnancy.

But the probe uncovers mysterious aspects of Agnes’ personality, which lead to a shattering climax.

Is Agnes a hysterical young woman, or is her ordeal divinely inspired?