Jane Fonda, Anne Bancroft and Meg Tilly star in Norman Jewison's riveting adaptation of the hit Broadway drama. When the infant of a young nun, Agnes (Tilly), is found strangled, a court-appointed psychiatrist, Martha Livingston (Fonda), must decide whether the devout but troubled girl is fit to stand trial. The probe uncovers mysterious aspects of Agnes's personality, leading to a shattering climax.