The Proposition

The Proposition

3.6IMDb Score
Released:1996-12-18
Duration:0 min
Director:Strathford Hamilton
Actors:Theresa Russell, Patrick Bergin, Richard Lynch, Richard Harrington, Jennifer Vaughan
Production:A-Pix Entertainment, Peakviewing Productions

Overview:

In early 19th century Wales, Catherine Morgan, a widow with two daughters, must endure the bumpy road to a distant market in order to sell her cattle to save her farm and family.

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