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Overview
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Writers (WGA):
David France (book)
Thomas Michael Donnelly (screenplay)
Release Date:
21 May 2005 (USA) more
Tagline:
The catholic church in an age of scandal.
Plot:
A dramatized account of the hidden sexual abuse and scandal that shook the foundation of the Catholic Church, and the characters, events, and policies that brought the abuse and scandal into existence. full summary | add synopsis
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Nominated for 2 Primetime Emmys. Another 5 nominations more
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Plummer, Dennehy, and Cast are Superb! more (11 total)
Cast
(Cast overview, first billed only) | Ted Danson | ... | Mitchell Garabedian |
 | Christopher Plummer | ... | Cardinal Bernard Law |
 | Brian Dennehy | ... | Father Dominic Spagnolia |
 | Daniel Baldwin | ... | Angelo DeFranco |
 | Ellen Burstyn | ... | Mary Ryan |
 | Kenneth Welsh | ... | Bishop Murphy |
 | Will Lyman | ... | Wilson Rogers Jr. |
| Wayne Best | ... | Father Doyle |
| Colin Fox | ... | Daniel Kibbe |
 | James Oliver | ... | Patrick McSorley |
| Jan Rubes | ... | Pope John Paul |
 | Steven Shaw | ... | John J. Geoghan |
| Damien Atkins | ... | Young Geoghan |
| Hugh Thompson | ... | Tom Blanchette |
 | Aidan Devine | ... | Bernie McDaid |
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Rated R for language, including some graphic depictions of sexual abuse.
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USA:130 min
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1.78 : 1 more
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USA:R | Australia:MA (cable rating) | Finland:K-11
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Much credit should go to David France and Thomas Michael Donnelly for the book and screenplay for "Our Fathers." The delicate subject matter of pedophilia in the Catholic church and the years of cover-up of the abuses in the hierarchy of the Boston diocese were handled with great sensitivity.
Every note of the film rang true, which was due in large part to the stellar cast. Christopher Plummer as Cardinal Law and Brian Dennehy as Father Spagnolia were both standouts. But the smaller roles were noteworthy as well, especially the adult men who were the abuse victims. The long-term effects of the abuse were vividly conveyed by those actors, who played their roles with great feeling and conviction. Ted Danson was very effective as an attorney motivated by the pursuit of justice, as opposed to greed. Even the actor who was faced with the daunting task of playing the late Pope John Paul II was highly credible. This brilliant ensemble was led skillfully under the sensitive direction of Dan Curtis.
This could have been a run-of-the-mill, lurid made-for-television film. Instead, it was an enterprise created with integrity by all of the artists involved.