Movie · drama, thriller
The Confession
1999 · 1h 54m · R
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What is it about? The Confession
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After his young son dies from the negligence at a hospital, Harry Fertig takes matters into his own hands and kills the doctor, nurse and clerk responsible. Slick lawyer Roy Bleakie, looking only to win a case and not caring of the matters involved, is asked by Fertig's boss to defend him. Shocked to hear that his client wants to plead guilty, the case causes Bleakie to question his own morals by defending an honorable man.
Genres: drama, thriller. Themes: husband wife relationship, judge, faith, prayer, homicide, blackmail.
Cast and crew The Confession
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Creators
- Directed byDavid Hugh Jones
- ScreenplayDavid Black
- Based on the novel bySol Yurick
- MusicMychael Danna
- CinematographyMike Fash
- EditingRay Hubley
Full cast and crew42 cast members, 25 crew
Cast:
- Ben Kingsley · Harry Fertig
- Amy Irving · Sarah Fertig
- Ryan Marsini · Stevie Fertig
- Alec Baldwin · Roy Bleakie
- Boyd Gaines · Liam Clarke
- Anne Twomey · Judge Crossland
- Lázaro Pérez · Eric Malabar
- Becky Ann Baker · Nurse Jeanine Carrounbois
- Mike Hodge · Security Guard
- Mark Ethan · Mason Gillette
- Kevin Conway · Mel Duden
- Richard Jenkins · Cass O'Donnell
- Joseph Mosso · Bartender
- Kevin McClarnon · Sean (Limo Driver)
- Jay O. Sanders · Jack Renoble
- Ken Marks · Kevin (Waiter)
- Laura Esterman · Sarah's Cousin
- Christopher Lawford · D.A. Cunningham
- Marian Quinn · Assistant D.A. Liz
- John Seitz · Older Assistant D.A.
- Philip LeStrange · Prosecutor Rafe Katz
- Maurice Carlton · Cabbie
- Gerry Bamman · Psychiatrist
- Meg Gibson · Bleakie's Assistant
- Chuck Pfeiffer · Lofgren
- Joan MacIntosh · Jane Lofgren
- Lara Harris · Meg Renoble
- Jessica Ambrose · Dotty O'Donnell
- Amo Gulinello · Psychiatric Ward Intern
- Sharon Washington · Hospital Administrator
- Tom Tammi · Andy Havighurst
- Brian McHugh · Jacob Federman
- Frank Girardeau · Jerry McMullan
- Paul Stolarsky · Man in Cemetery
- Chris Noth · Campuso
- Nesbitt Blaisdell · William Defeo
- Sloane Shelton · Defeo
- James Pritchett · Judge Seth Dunbar
- Doug Barron · Court Clerk
- Johnny Tran · Chinese Waiter
Crew:
- David Hugh Jones · Director
- Andrew Stevens · Producer
- Alec Baldwin · Producer
- Ray Hubley · Editor
- Corrinne Mann · Producer
- Elie Samaha · Producer
- Suzanne Smith Crowley · Casting
- Jennifer McNamara · Casting
- Sol Yurick · Novel
- Mike Fash · Director of Photography
- Kerry Barden · Casting
- Billy Hopkins · Casting
- Edward Pisoni · Production Design
- Mychael Danna · Original Music Composer
- Andrew Stevens · Executive Producer
- Ashok Amritraj · Executive Producer
- David Black · Screenplay
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Details The Confession
- First theatrical release
- March 26, 1999
- Release in the US
- March 26, 1999
- Country
- United States
- Original language
- English
- Rating
- R
- Studios
- Phoenician Films, El Dorado Pictures, Franchise Pictures
Frequently asked questions
How long is The Confession?
1h 54m (114 minutes).
Who’s in The Confession?
Ben Kingsley, Amy Irving, Ryan Marsini, Alec Baldwin, Boyd Gaines, Anne Twomey, Lázaro Pérez, Becky Ann Baker, Mike Hodge, and Mark Ethan. Directed by David Hugh Jones.
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