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2 October 1981 (Finland) morePlot:
De Niro (a Catholic Priest) and Duvall (a Homicide Detective) play brothers drawn together after many years apart... more | add synopsisAwards:
1 win moreNewsDesk:
(3 articles)
Interview: Joan Didion on "The Panic in Needle Park" (From IFC. 28 January 2009, 7:20 AM, PST)
Ann Peacock to adapt Grisham novel “The Partner”
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Extraordinary acting moreUS TV Schedule:
| Thur. July 23 | 8:00 AM | MAX |
Cast
(Cast overview, first billed only)| Robert De Niro | ... | Father Des Spellacy (as Robert DeNiro) | |
| Robert Duvall | ... | Det. Tom Spellacy | |
| Charles Durning | ... | Jack Amsterdam | |
| Kenneth McMillan | ... | Frank Crotty | |
| Ed Flanders | ... | Dan T. Campion | |
| Cyril Cusack | ... | Cardinal Danaher | |
| Burgess Meredith | ... | Msgr. Seamus Fargo | |
| Rose Gregorio | ... | Brenda Samuels | |
| Dan Hedaya | ... | Howard Terkel | |
| Gwen Van Dam | ... | Mrs. Fazenda | |
| Thomas Hill | ... | Mr. Fazenda (as Tom Hill) | |
| Jeanette Nolan | ... | Mrs. Spellacy | |
| Jorge Cervera Jr. | ... | Eduardo Duarte | |
| Susan Myers | ... | Bride | |
| Louisa Moritz | ... | Whore |
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108 min | Spain:110 minCountry:
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1.85 : 1 moreSound Mix:
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Singapore:M18 | Canada:18A (Ontario) | Iceland:12 | Australia:M | Finland:K-18 | France:-12 | Norway:16 | Spain:18 | UK:15 | USA:R | West Germany:12Fun Stuff
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During the filming of the movie, Robert De Niro was once quoted as saying, "If we get through one shot before lunch or one day of shooting were considered ourselves lucky." moreGoofs:
Revealing mistakes: At the beginning, the deceased man lying in the bed can be seen in several shots breathing. moreQuotes:
Tom Spellacy: [arrives at a nursing home to visit his mother] Mrs. Phil Spellacy, please. I know the way.Older Nun: You'll have to wait. She's receiving communion.
Tom Spellacy: [pushing past the nun] May all your sons be Jesuits, Sister.
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I recently pulled out my old copy of True Confessions and watched it again. The thing that struck me the most was the incredible display of extraordinary acting by so many of the actors. DeNiro and Duvall are simply mesmerizing. The supporting cast - Burgess Meredith, Cyril Cusack and Rose Gregorio - are as good as any supporting cast in any movie. The film has mood and texture, and evokes the Los Angeles of the late 1940's in brilliant detail.
John Gregory Dunne has used the real life Black Dahlia murder of 1947 to weave a complex story of corruption in the Catholic Church and the LAPD. A very underrated film.