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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
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
Duvall's investigation leads to a madam who once took a rap for him, long ago, and to a sleazy LA porno filmmaker. Eventually, certain clues point all the way back to Amsterdam. Try to follow this closely: Amsterdam met the girl through a business associate, who met her as a hitchhiker.
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. 453 IMDb 6.3 1 h 48 min 1981. X-Ray R. Drama · Biting · Cerebral · Emotional.
- 108 min
Mar 28, 2013 · 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.
In 1948 Monsignor Desmond Spellacy, a judicious, ambitious monsignor working at the behest of the worldly Cardinal Danaher, is deeply involved in church-sponsored real estate development projects, all of which are very profitable for the local Catholic diocese.
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