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True Confessions is a 1981 American neo-noir crime drama film directed by Ulu Grosbard and starring Robert De Niro and Robert Duvall as the brothers Spellacy, a priest and police detective. Produced by Chartoff-Winkler Productions, it is adapted from the novel of the same name by John Gregory Dunne , loosely based on the Black Dahlia murder ...
Sep 25, 1981 · True Confessions: Directed by Ulu Grosbard. With Robert De Niro, Robert Duvall, Charles Durning, Kenneth McMillan. A worldly ambitious monsignor clashes with his older brother, a cynical Los Angeles homicide detective who is investigating the brutal murder of a young prostitute.
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- Crime, Drama
- Ulu Grosbard
- 1981-09-25
Robert De Niro and Robert Duvall play brothers, one a priest and one a cop, in Los Angeles in 1948. The movie explores their conflicting loyalties and morals in a corrupt and violent city, but fails to deliver a satisfying ending.
In 1940s Los Angeles, Detective Tom Spellacy (Robert Duvall) probes into the savage murder of a woman found dumped in an empty lot. At the same time, he investigates a priest found dead in a ...
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- Ulu Grosbard
- R
- Robert De Niro
True Confessions. Two of the finest actors of our time and Godfather co-stars, Robert De Niro and Robert Duvall, star in this must-see tale of two brothers set on a collision course as the result of a brutal murder in 1940s Los Angeles. 454 IMDb 6.3 1 h 48 min 1981. X-Ray R. Drama · Biting · Cerebral · Emotional. Available to rent or buy. Rent.
- 108 min
A worldly ambitious monsignor clashes with his older brother, a cynical Los Angeles homicide detective who is investigating the brutal murder of a young prostitute. De Niro (a Catholic Priest) and Duvall (a Homicide Detective) play brothers drawn together after many years apart, in the aftermath of the brutal murder of a young prostitute.
True Confessions, the 1981 crime drama directed by Ulu Grosbard, is a movie that had to happen. It's based on John Gregory Dunne's bestselling 1977 novel, one of the rare modern mysteries to deserve real literary respect.
