The Staircase
Directed byKaren Arthur
Written byChristopher Lofton
Based onThe Staircase
novel
by Ann Rinaldi
Produced byMarty Eli Schwartz
Art Levinson (uncredited)
StarringBarbara Hershey
William Petersen
CinematographyTom Neuwirth
Edited byCraig Bassett
Music byDavid Michael Frank
Production
companies
BWE Distribution
Craig Anderson Productions
TeleVest Entertainment
Distributed byCBS
Release date
12 April 1998 (1998-04-12) (US)
Running time
96 minutes
CountryUSA
LanguageEnglish

The Staircase is a 1998 television film about the story of the spiral staircase, believed by some to be miraculously built, at the Loretto Chapel in Santa Fe, New Mexico. The film stars Barbara Hershey as Mother Madalyn in charge of the chapel and William Petersen as Joad, the traveling carpenter with spiritual talent as well as woodworking skill.[1] It is based on the novel of the same name by Ann Rinaldi.

Plot

The sisters of the legendary Loretto Chapel in Santa Fe, New Mexico, are nearing completion of a chapel, but architect, contractor, and laborers have all omitted stairs to the choir loft. This becomes a source of disagreement and contention between all parties until one day a mysterious drifter, Joad, arrives in town and is hired by the Reverend Mother Madalyn to design and build the staircase.

Cast

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