Midwives

Synopsis

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.

Main Cast

Sissy Spacek

Sibyl Danforth

Age : N/A | Popularity : 6%

Peter Coyote

Stephen Hastings

Age : N/A | Popularity : 4%

Terry Kinney

Rand Danforth

Age : N/A | Popularity : 6%

Alison Pill

Constance 'Connie' Danforth

Age : N/A | Popularity : 5%

Peter Dvorsky

Age : N/A | Popularity : 1%

Paul Hecht

Age : 84 | Popularity : 23%

Cliff Saunders

Asa Bedford

Age : N/A | Popularity : 2%

Elva Mai Hoover

OB Gym Doctor

Age : N/A | Popularity : 1%

Crew

Department	Role	Name
Directing	Director	Glenn Jordan
Production	Casting	Robin D. Cook
	Producer	Glenn Jordan
	Unit Production Manager	Greg Copeland
	Co-Producer	Greg Copeland
Sound	Original Music Composer	Cameron Allan
	Music Editor	Lisa A. Arpino
Writing	Teleplay	Cynthia Saunders
Art	Art Direction	Sean Breaugh
	Production Design	Anthony Greco
Editing	Editor	David A. Simmons
Camera	Director of Photography	Neil Roach
Department	Role	Name

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