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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 ...
- $10 million
- Georges Delerue
- September 25, 1981
Sep 25, 1981 · Two brothers, one a priest and one a cop, investigate the murder of a prostitute in 1950s Los Angeles. Based on a true story, the film features Robert De Niro and Robert Duvall in a neo-noir atmosphere.
- (8.6K)
- Crime, Drama
- Ulu Grosbard
- 1981-09-25
I don't know what I ever saw in you and what's worse is I don't know why I bothered trying to help you better yourself. I think it was more the fact that I'm self destructive and you were perfect for me to latch onto thinking you were what I deserved. I was so very, very wrong. I always deserved better.
A movie about two brothers, one a priest and one a cop, who get involved in a murder case involving a construction tycoon and a former pimp. The reviewer criticizes the film for its plot holes, its ending, and its lack of focus and logic.
Aug 21, 2019. 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 ...
- (16)
- 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. 451 IMDb 6.3 1 h 48 min 1981. X-Ray R.
New York Film Critics Circle Awards. A worldly ambitious monsignor (Robert DeNiro) clashes with his older brother (Robert DuVall), a cynical Los Angeles homicide detective who is investigating the brutal murder of a young prostitute.
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