Blind Faith (TV 1990)

A wealthy businessman is accused to murdering his wife to collect insurance money for bad gambling debits. Although his three sons initially believe his innocence, his actions and court evidents soon begins to prove otherwise.

Director:

Paul Wendkos

Writers:

Joe McGinniss (book), John Gay (teleplay)

Stars:

Robert Urich, Joanna Kerns, David Barry Gray

Nominated for 4 Primetime Emmys. Another 1 nomination.

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Robert Urich	...	Rob Marshall
Joanna Kerns	...	Maria Marshall
David Barry Gray	...	Roby Marshall
Jay Underwood	...	Chris Marshall
Johnny Galecki	...	John Marshall
Dennis Farina	...	Prosecutor Kelly
Joe Spano	...	Sal Caccaro
Doris Roberts	...	Tessie McBride
Robin Strasser	...	Felice Richmond
William Forsythe	...	Ferlin L'Heureux
Guy Boyd	...	Seely
Dakin Matthews	...	Uncle Gene
David Andrews	...	Ricky Dunlap
Gordon Clapp	...	Det. O'Brien
Jake Dengel	...	Andy Meyers

Storyline

Joe McGinnis' best-seller is brought to tv. Set in the town of Toms River, New Jersey, an insurance salesman claims his wife was attacked and killed at a deserted picnic area. However police investigation casts suspicion on the man and the ultimate trial puts his three sons in doubt of their father's innocence.

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Plot Keywords:

two part tv movie | murder for hire | based on book | based on novel

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Genres:

Thriller

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Details

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

11 February 1990 (USA)

Also Known As:

Confiance aveugle

Company Credits

Production Co:

NBC Productions

Technical Specs

Runtime:

190 min

Sound Mix:

Mono

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.33 : 1

Did You Know?

Trivia

The picnic area that Maria Marshall was killed is in Ocean County, New Jersey (between Manahawkin and Toms River).

User Reviews

Long Boring TV Movie

I saw the two part mini-series when it first aired in 1990 and read the book soon after.

It is a very typical true life crime drama, that can pretty much be summed up with - a rich New Jersey man has his wife (the mother of his 3 sons) murdered for the insurance money and he gets caught. Nothing great or spectacular. No last minute twists or turns, no police evidence tampering, no plot that backfires. Just a regular old murder for hire, that was not even well known outside the Jersey area until the book and movie came out.

Such a simple drama could have easily been a 2 hour TV-movie but instead was a two parter, 4 hours long. It was boring to watch, since it just dragged on and on. Most of the movie was about the man's sons being upset about their mother's murder and their father's involvement, which got old real quick.

I would recommend reading the book over watching the movie since the book covers a lot more of the police investigation and trial than the movie does. As I said, the movie primarily focuses on the guy's sons.

If you wanna be bored you can catch the movie on Lifetime sometimes.