Midwives (2001 film)

Midwives is a 2001 American television film, starring Sissy Spacek, Peter Coyote, Terry Kinney, Alison Pill and Piper Laurie. It was directed by Glenn Jordan. The film is based in the 1997 novel Midwives written by Chris Bohjalian. It was Lifetime's 100th Original Movie and had the highest rating in the network's history.

Midwives
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Directed by	Glenn Jordan
Written by	Chris Bohjalian (Novel) Cynthia Saunders (Teleplay)
Produced by	Glenn Jordan Rosalie Muskatt
Starring	Sissy Spacek Peter Coyote Terry Kinney Alison Pill Piper Laurie
Cinematography	Neil Roach
Edited by	Douglas Clark David A. Simmons
Music by	Cameron Allan
Production companies	Columbia TriStar Television Craig Anderson Productions
Release date	April 2, 2001 (2001-04-02)
Running time	92 min.
Country	United States
Language	English

Plot

Sibyl Danforth, a midwife in rural Vermont, is charged with manslaughter in the death of one of her patients.

Cast

• Sissy Spacek as Sibyl Danforth
• Peter Coyote as Stephen Hastings
• Terry Kinney as Rand Danforth
• Alison Pill as Constance 'Connie' Danforth
• Piper Laurie as Cheryl Visco

Reception

Midwives got most favorable reviews from critics and was nominated for "Best Motion Picture Made for Television" in the 6th Golden Satellite Awards, but lost for The Day Reagan Was Shot.^[1]

Sissy Spacek was nominated for a Screen Actors Guild Award in the category of "Outstanding Performance by a Female Actor in a Television Movie or Miniseries" and a Satellite Award in the category of "Best Performance by an Actress in a Miniseries or a Motion Picture Made for Television", but lost both to Judy Davis in Life with Judy Garland: Me and My Shadows.^[2][3]