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The Pledge. (film) The Pledge is a 2001 American neo-noir psychological mystery drama film directed by Sean Penn and starring Jack Nicholson alongside an ensemble supporting cast of Patricia Clarkson, Aaron Eckhart, Helen Mirren, Robin Wright Penn, Vanessa Redgrave, Sam Shepard, Mickey Rourke, Tom Noonan, Lois Smith and Benicio del Toro.
Jan 19, 2001 · A retired detective vows to catch the killer of a young girl in a small town. The film features a star-studded cast, a mysterious plot and a controversial ending.
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- Crime, Drama, Mystery
- Sean Penn
- 2001-01-19
Sean Penn directs Jack Nicholson as a retired cop who vows to find the killer of a young girl in rural Nevada. The film explores the themes of innocence, evil, and identity in a subtle and powerful way.
In Theaters At Home TV Shows. On the day of his retirement, detective Jerry Black (Jack Nicholson) accepts a gift -- an airline ticket to Mexico. But when the body of a murdered eight-year-old ...
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- Sean Penn
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- Jack Nicholson
Jan 19, 2001 · Sean Penn's "The Pledge" begins as a police story and spirals down into madness. It provides Jack Nicholson with one of his best roles in recent years, as a retired cop who makes a promise and tries to keep it. Like their previous film together as director and actor, "The Crossing Guard" (1995), it isn't a simple revenge story but shows the desire for justice running out of control and ...
Find out who starred in and worked behind the scenes of the crime drama The Pledge, directed by Sean Penn and based on a novel by Friedrich Dürrenmatt. See the full cast and crew list, including Jack Nicholson, Helen Mirren, Benicio Del Toro, and more.
On the night he retires as a Reno, Nevada detective, Jerry Black (Jack Nicholson) pledges to the mother of a murdered girl that he will find the killer. Jerry doesn't believe the Police arrested the right man. He discovers that this is the third incident in the area in the recent past with victims young, blonde, pretty, and small for their ages.
