
True Confessions
1981 · Movie · R · 108 min · ★ 6.1
A cop clashes with his priest brother while investigating the brutal murder of a young prostitute.
Based on True Confessions
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Details
- Years
- 1981
- Release date
- 1981-09-25
- Language
- English
- Rated
- R
- Runtime
- 108 min
- Max quality
- HD
- TMDB rating
- 6.1/10 (181 votes)
- Box office
- $12,900,000
Themes
- based on novel or book
- brothel
- cop
- priest
- los angeles, california
- murder investigation
- lapd
- catholic priest
- neo-noir
- 1940s
- stag film
- confession booth
- +1 more
Cast & crew

Robert De Niro
as Father Des Spellacy

Robert Duvall
as Det. Tom Spellacy

Charles Durning
as Jack Amsterdam

Kenneth McMillan
as Frank Crotty

Ed Flanders
as Dan T. Campion

Cyril Cusack
as Cardinal Danaher

Burgess Meredith
as Msgr. Seamus Fargo

Rose Gregorio
as Brenda Samuels

Dan Hedaya
as Howard Terkel

Gwen Van Dam
as Mrs. Fazenda
Directed by Ulu Grosbard