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5.7/10   1,092 votes
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Director:
David Hugh Jones
Writers (WGA):
Sol Yurick (novel)
David Black (screenplay)
Contact:
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Release Date:
22 January 1999 (Brazil) more
Genre:
Drama more
Tagline:
Trust No One.
Plot:
A High powered NY litigator, hired to defend a murderer who avenged his young son's death, struggles... more | add synopsis
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Awards:
1 win more
User Comments:
Not to be passed over more (13 total)

Cast

  (Cast overview, first billed only)

Ben Kingsley ... Harry Fertig

Amy Irving ... Sarah Fertig

Ryan Marsini ... Stevie Fertig

Alec Baldwin ... Roy Bleakie
Boyd Gaines ... Liam Clarke
Anne Twomey ... Judge Judy Crossland
Lázaro Pérez ... Eric Malabar
Becky Ann Baker ... Nurse Jeannine Carrounbois
Mike Hodge ... Security Guard
Mark Ethan ... Dr. Mason Gillett

Kevin Conway ... Mel Duden

Richard Jenkins ... Cass O'Donnell
Joe Mosso ... Bartender
Kevin McClarnon ... Sean the Limo Driver

Jay O. Sanders ... Jack Renoble
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Additional Details

MPAA:
Rated R for language, brief strong violence and some sexual images.
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Runtime:
114 min
Country:
USA
Language:
English | Hebrew
Color:
Color
Aspect Ratio:
1.85 : 1 more
Sound Mix:
Dolby
Certification:
Australia:M | Iceland:12 | South Korea:15 | Argentina:16 | Germany:12 | Peru:14 | Spain:13 | USA:R | Singapore:PG
Filming Locations:
Battery Park, Manhattan, New York City, New York, USA more
Company:
El Dorado Pictures more

Fun Stuff

Quotes:
Jack Renoble: A cynic is an idealist who's been disappointed. more
Soundtrack:
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Not to be passed over, 16 May 2004
6/10
Author: Keith F. Hatcher from La Rioja, Spain



Normally films with Alec Baldwin, or practically any others of the Baldwin clan, would generally have me reaching for the remote so as to change channels. But, Ben Kingsley.......... so I decided to settle down and watch `The Confession'. And I am glad I did so.

This is a pretty serious court-case, with some excellent scenes, and some good dialogues at times. If Baldwin is better than in anything else of his I have had (mostly) the misfortune of seeing, here he is really more than acceptable, even good. And Ben Kingsley is better: as good as anything since `Gandhi' (qv). `The Confession' shows clearly that neither of these actors need films of violence to keep intelligent spectators attentive: this film works, with good chemistry between the two men. The only weakness is that Baldwin just has to have a bit of an affair with...... no, I am not going to say with whom.

If like me you are not exactly a Baldwin fan, do not pass this film over. It is a well-carried out dramatic piece which is worth your time.

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