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Summaries. A retiring police detective pledges to catch the killer of a young child. 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.
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 girl is discovered in the...
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Jan 19, 2001 · Roger Ebert January 19, 2001. Tweet. Now streaming on: Powered by JustWatch. 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.
Jan 19, 2001 · Detective Jerry Black has made a promise he can't break, to catch a killer he can't find. Overview. A police chief about to retire pledges to help a woman find her daughter's killer. Sean Penn. Director. Friedrich Dürrenmatt. Novel. Jerzy Kromolowski. Screenplay. Mary Olson-Kromolowski. Screenplay.
Jan 19, 2001 · Summary Academy Award-winner Jack Nicholson stars as Jerry Black, a Nevada homicide detective who volunteers for one final investigation on the eve of his retirement. He offers his expertise at a compromised crime scene and ends up making a promise to the young victim's mother that will change his life forever. (Warner Brothers) Crime. Drama.
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.
About. The Pledge. DRAMA. Oscar winner Jack Nicholson ("As Good As it Gets," "A Few Good Men"), John Malkovich ("Being John Malkovich") and Oscar, Golden Globe and Emmy winner Vanessa Redgrave ("Mission: Impossible") star in this tense '50s crime drama. Based on the acclaimed novel by Swiss author Friedrich Durrenmatt.
