Movie
True Confessions
1981R1h 48m6.1 / 10
Two brothers out to save everyone else. But they couldn't save each other.
A cop clashes with his priest brother while investigating the brutal murder of a young prostitute.
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Checked Jul 22, 2026
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Synopsis
A cop clashes with his priest brother while investigating the brutal murder of a young prostitute.
More about True Confessions
Cast
Robert De NiroFather Des Spellacy
Robert DuvallDet. Tom Spellacy
Charles DurningJack Amsterdam
Kenneth McMillanFrank Crotty
Ed FlandersDan T. Campion
Cyril CusackCardinal Danaher
Burgess MeredithMsgr. Seamus Fargo
Rose GregorioBrenda SamuelsCredits
- Directed by
- Ulu Grosbard
- Written by
- Joan Didion, John Gregory Dunne, John Gregory Dunne
Production details
- Status
- Released
- Original language
- English
Production
United ArtistsUnited States
Winkler FilmsUnited States
Themes
1940sbased on novel or bookbrothelbrother brother relationshipcatholic priestconfession boothcoplapd
