About Stealing Heaven
- Released on May 20, 1988
Abelard, a famous teacher of philosophy at the cathedral school of Notre Dame, falls in love with one of his students, Héloïse d'Argenteuil. A sixteen-year old girl raised in a convent, Héloïse has an intellectual curiosity and rebels against the status of women in 12th century Europe. When others begin to suspect their relationship, Heloise's uncle Fulbert and the bishop of Paris work together to put a stop to it. Héloïse becomes pregnant with Abelard's child, and they are married in secret. Abelard struggles for acting against the will of God, yet is unable to escape his love for Heloise.
Full Cast of Stealing Heaven
Derek de Lint plays Abelard
Dick Hein de Lint, known as Derek de Lint, (born 17 July 1950) is a Dutch film and television actor. De Lint was bor...
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Denholm Elliott plays Fulbert
Denholm Mitchell Elliott, CBE (31 May 1922 – 6 October 1992) was an English actor of stage and screen, with over 120 ...
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Rachel Kempson plays Prioress
Angela Pleasence plays Sister Cecilia
Daphne Anne Angela Pleasence, better known as Angela Pleasence, is an English actress. Trained in theatre, Pleasence'...
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