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5.8After 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.
Released: 1999-03-26114 minDir: David Hugh JonesDrama, Thriller
Cast
- Ben Kingsley as Harry Fertig
- Amy Irving as Sarah Fertig
- Ryan Marsini as Stevie Fertig
- Alec Baldwin as Roy Bleakie
- Boyd Gaines as Liam Clarke
- Anne Twomey as Judge Crossland
Themes
- husband wife relationship
- judge
- faith
- prayer
- homicide
- blackmail
- cover-up
- revenge
- murder
- judaism
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Ratings
IMDb
6/10
2,870 votes
Rotten Tomatoes
40%
- Year
- 1999
- Runtime
- 114 min
- Genres
- Drama, Thriller
- Rated
- R
- Awards
- 1 win
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Wikidata facts
- Duration
- 114
- FilmAffinity ID
- 845491
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- publication date
- 1999-01-01
- title
- The Confession
- review score
- 40%
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New York
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Manhattan
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IMDb
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Brooklyn
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Kim Basinger
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Alec Baldwin
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Ben Kingsley
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drama film
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Amy Irving
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Stephen Baldwin
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Richard Jenkins
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Chris Noth
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William Baldwin
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Daniel Baldwin
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Mychael Danna
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Kevin Conway
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Jay O. Sanders
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Andrew Stevens
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Ireland Baldwin
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Categories
1999 American films1999 drama films1999 English-language films1999 filmsAmerican drama filmsEnglish-language drama filmsFilms based on American novelsFilms directed by David JonesFilms produced by Elie SamahaFilms scored by Mychael DannaRotten Tomatoes ID different from WikidataTemplate film date with 1 release date