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 name of the high school that Felice Richmond (Rob Marshall's lover) was an administrator at was changed for the film. The real name of the school is Pinelands Regional High School (now Pinelands Regional Senior High School, as of 2002).

User Reviews

Absorbing, Poignant Story

This is a well-acted and absorbing drama, with appealing and talented actors. The piano soundtrack by Laurence Rosenthal was absolutely beautiful -- poignant and evocative. Robert Urich was very good as the weak and self-absorbed husband, and everybody in the movie was watchable, really. To me, the most tragic thing about the aftermath of Maria Marshall's murder was that her sons couldn't even look back on happy memories for comfort. In one scene, the boys are watching some old home movies of their parents and themselves when they were just toddlers. Their mother is laughing and playing with them in the swimming pool, while the father is roughhousing with them and laughing into the camera. But these sweet scenes are fractured by the knowledge that the mother they loved so much was murdered by their father, and they can no longer watch them with a normal feeling of nostalgia, or look back in sentimental memory at their family life.