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True Confessions

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True Confessions
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R,1hr 48min
Genre:
Drama
Released:
January 1, 1981
Director:
Ulu Grosbard
Distributor:
MGM
Starring:
Robert De Niro, Robert Duvall, Charles Durning  ...more
Synopsis: Adapted by John Gregory Dunne and Joan Didion from Dunne's novel, True Confessions uses the still-unsolved "Black Dahlia" murder as the foundation for a devastating attack on big-city corruption -- in which it appears that many of the perpetrators wear clerical collars. In, 1948 Los Angeles detective Tom Spellacy (Robert Duvall) is assigned to investigate the death of a priest, who apparently suffered a heart attack while being serviced by a prostitute. Meanwhile, Tom's brother, young Catholic monsignor ... Full Synopsis
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Michael Betzold, AMG Review
With a plot and a look out of the 1940s, True Confessions was something of an anachronism when it was released in 1981. The film noir-influenced effort starring Robert DeNiro and Robert Duvall was based on a true Los Angeles murder case of the 1940s, novelized by John Gregory Dunne. The screenplay was written by Dunne and his wife, Joan Didion. DeNiro and Duvall play two brothers, one a policeman ... Full Review
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Robert De Niro
Des Spellacy
Robert Duvall
Tom Spellacy
Charles Durning
Jack Amsterdam
Ed Flanders
Dan T. Champion
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