Seven Women (7 Women) (1966): John Ford’s Last Film, Starring Anne Bancroft, Margaret Leighton, Sue Lyons, Flora Robson, Mildred Dunnock

A tribute to the resilient strength of women in dire conditions, “Seven Women” is John Ford’s very last film, and unfortunately, an underestimated one.  The film boasts an all-star cast (both British and American) of three generation of actresses: Anne Bancroft, Sue Lyon, Margaret Leighton, Flora Robon, Mildred Dunncok, Betty Field, and Anna Stein.

 

 

Agnes of God (1985): Jewison Convent Melodrama, Starring Anne Bancroft, Jane Fonda, Meg Tilly

Set in a Canadian convent, Norman Jewison’s star-studded melodrama concerns a young nun (Meg Tilly), who has given birth and murdered her baby. Playwright John Pielmeyer adapted to the big screen his long-running stage play, which premiered on Broadway in 1982.