The Third Miracle
title: "The Third Miracle" type: doc version: 1 created: 2026-02-28 author: "Wikipedia contributors" status: active scope: public tags: ["1999-films", "1999-drama-films", "american-zoetrope-films", "films-about-catholicism", "sony-pictures-classics-films", "films-shot-in-hamilton,-ontario", "films-directed-by-agnieszka-holland", "films-scored-by-jan-a.-p.-kaczmarek", "american-drama-films", "american-independent-films", "franchise-pictures-films", "films-produced-by-elie-samaha", "films-produced-by-steven-haft", "2000s-english-language-films", "1990s-english-language-films", "1999-american-films", "english-language-drama-films"] topic_path: "arts" source: "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Third_Miracle" license: "CC BY-SA 4.0" wikipedia_page_id: 0 wikipedia_revision_id: 0
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| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| name | The Third Miracle |
| image | Third miracle.jpg |
| caption | Theatrical release poster |
| director | Agnieszka Holland |
| producer | Fred Fuchs |
| Steven Haft | |
| Elie Samaha | |
| writer | Richard Vetere |
| John Romano | |
| starring | {{plainlist |
| music | Jan A.P. Kaczmarek |
| cinematography | Jerzy Zieliński |
| editing | David Siegel |
| studio | American Zoetrope |
| Franchise Pictures | |
| distributor | Sony Pictures Classics |
| released | |
| runtime | 119 minutes |
| country | United States |
| language | English |
| gross | $591,142 |
| :: |
| name = The Third Miracle | image = Third miracle.jpg
| caption = Theatrical release poster | director = Agnieszka Holland | producer = Fred Fuchs Steven Haft Elie Samaha | writer = Richard Vetere John Romano | narrator = | starring = {{plainlist|
- Ed Harris
- Anne Heche
- Armin Mueller-Stahl
- Charles Haid
- Michael Rispoli
- Barbara Sukowa}} | music = Jan A.P. Kaczmarek | cinematography = Jerzy Zieliński | editing = David Siegel | studio = American Zoetrope Franchise Pictures | distributor = Sony Pictures Classics | released = | runtime = 119 minutes | country = United States | language = English | budget = | gross = $591,142 The Third Miracle is a 1999 drama film directed by Agnieszka Holland and starring Ed Harris and Anne Heche. The film was shot in Hamilton, Ontario, Canada and Banská Štiavnica, Slovakia.
Plot
In Bystrica, Slovakia in 1944, near the end of World War II, an Allied bombing raid causes a tiny girl to pray for deliverance.
In Chicago, in 1979, Father Frank Shore (Ed Harris) is a priest, now a Postulator, who investigates claims of miracles for the Vatican performed by a devout woman whose death caused a statue of the Virgin Mary to bleed upon and cure a girl with terminal lupus. Now the woman has been nominated for sainthood.
Having never encountered a genuine miracle, he is known as the "Miracle Killer" for his track record for debunking false claims of miracles. Father Frank is suffering a crisis of faith when he is sent to investigate the miracles of a woman, the late Helen O'Regan who has been nominated for sainthood, and winds up becoming the greatest advocate for her canonization.
Father Frank uncovers a series of extraordinary events but the most extraordinary thing of all may be the "saint's" very earthly daughter, Roxanne (Anne Heche). Roxanne is a non-believer who cannot forgive her otherwise selfless mother for abandoning her at the age of 16.
Cast
- Ed Harris as Father Frank Shore
- Anne Heche as Roxanne
- Armin Mueller-Stahl as Werner
- Michael Rispoli as John Leone
- Charles Haid as Bishop Cahill
- Barbara Sukowa as Helen
Soundtrack
The soundtrack to The Third Miracle was released on December 14, 1999.
| extra_column = Artist | total_length = 49:57
| title1 = Interrupted Dream: Opening Titles | length1 = 1:33 | extra1 = Jan A.P. Kaczmarek
| title2 = Bystricia At War | length2 = 2:51 | extra2 = Jan A.P. Kaczmarek
| title3 = First Prayer | length3 = 2:18 | extra3 = Jan A.P. Kaczmarek
| title4 = Frank and Roxanne | length4 = 3:33 | extra4 = Jan A.P. Kaczmarek
| title5 = Before Your Eyes | length5 = 2:53 | extra5 = Jan A.P. Kaczmarek
| title6 = Prayer At The Lake | length6 = 1:27 | extra6 = Jan A.P. Kaczmarek
| title7 = Falcone | length7 = 1:49 | extra7 = Jan A.P. Kaczmarek
| title8 = Domine Jesu | length8 = 1:11 | extra8 = Jan A.P. Kaczmarek
| title9 = Call From Bystricia | length9 = 2:12 | extra9 = Jan A.P. Kaczmarek
| title10 = Helen O'Reagan | length10 = 2:49 | extra10 = Jan A.P. Kaczmarek
| title11 = They Call You A Miracle Killer | length11 = 0:43 | extra11 = Jan A.P. Kaczmarek
| title12 = Meeting In The Hospital | length12 = 2:59 | extra12 = Jan A.P. Kaczmarek
| title13 = Ordinary Woman | length13 = 2:18 | extra13 = Jan A.P. Kaczmarek
| title14 = Maria In The Hospital | length14 = 2:34 | extra14 = Jan A.P. Kaczmarek
| title15 = I Wanted It To Be True | length15 = 2:15 | extra15 = Jan A.P. Kaczmarek
| title16 = The Confession | length16 = 1:57 | extra16 = Jan A.P. Kaczmarek
| title17 = Unfinished Love Story | length17 = 2:55 | extra17 = Jan A.P. Kaczmarek
| title18 = Farewell | length18 = 1:09 | extra18 = Jan A.P. Kaczmarek
| title19 = Memories From The Lake | length19 = 2:22 | extra19 = Jan A.P. Kaczmarek
| title20 = The Bleeding Statue | length20 = 4:49 | extra20 = Jan A.P. Kaczmarek
| title21 = The Third Miracle | length21 = 3:20 | extra21 = Jan A.P. Kaczmarek
Reception
Critical response
The Third Miracle has an approval rating of 68% on review aggregator website Rotten Tomatoes, based on 34 reviews, and an average rating of 6.1/10. Metacritic assigned the film a weighted average score of 55 out of 100, based on 23 critics, indicating "mixed or average reviews".
References
References
- "The Third Miracle (1999) - Box Office Mojo".
- "Filming locations".
- Holden, Stephen. (2010). "Movies: About The Third Miracle". [[The New York Times]].
- "The Third Miracle (1999)".
- [https://www.allmusic.com/album/the-third-miracle-mw0000672129 The Third Miracle Soundtrack] AllMusic. Retrieved March 2, 2014
- "The Third Miracle {{!}} Rotten Tomatoes".
- "The Third Miracle".
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