The Confession - Das Geständnis (1999)
Der Finanzbuchhalter Harry Fertig, ein unbescholtener Familienvater und orthodoxer Jude, erschießt aus Rache drei Krankenhausmitarbeiter, die für den Tod seines fünfjährigen Sohnes verantwortlich sind. Sein Chef, ein mächtiger Industrieller, engagiert den ehrgeizigen Anwalt Roy Bleakie, für den der Fall ein Karrieresprungbrett ist. Doch Harry will nicht für schuldunfähig erklärt werden, sondern für seine Tat büßen. Das ungewöhnliche Verhalten seines Mandanten treibt Roy erstmals in einen Konflikt zwischen Ehrgeiz und Gewissen.
Der Regisseur:
David Hugh Jones
Der Autor:
David Black
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Ben Kingsley as Harry Fertig |
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Amy Irving as Sarah Fertig |
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Ryan Marsini as Stevie Fertig |
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Alec Baldwin as Roy Bleakie |
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Boyd Gaines as Liam Clarke |
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Anne Twomey as Judge Crossland |
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Lázaro Pérez as Eric Malabar |
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Becky Ann Baker as Nurse Jeanine Carrounbois |
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Mike Hodge as Security Guard |
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Mark Ethan as Dr. Mason Gillette |
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Kevin Conway as Mel Duden |
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Richard Jenkins as Cass O'Donnell |
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Joseph Mosso as Bartender |
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Kevin McClarnon as Sean (Limo Driver) |
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Jay O. Sanders as Jack Renoble |
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Ken Marks as Kevin (Waiter) |
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Laura Esterman as Sarah's Cousin |
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Christopher Lawford as D.A. Cunningham |
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Marian Quinn as Assistant D.A. Liz |
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John Seitz as Older Assistant D.A. |
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Philip LeStrange as Prosecutor Rafe Katz |
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Maurice Carlton as Cabbie |
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Gerry Bamman as Psychiatrist |
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Meg Gibson as Bleakie's Assistant |
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Chuck Pfeiffer as Lofgren |
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Joan MacIntosh as Jane Lofgren |
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Lara Harris as Meg Renoble |
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Jessica Ambrose as Dotty O'Donnell |
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Amo Gulinello as Psychiatric Ward Intern |
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Sharon Washington as Hospital Administrator |
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Tom Tammi as Andy Havighurst |
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Brian McHugh as Jacob Federman |
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Frank Girardeau as Jerry McMullan |
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Paul Stolarsky as Old Man in Cemetery |
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Chris Noth as Campuso |
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Nesbitt Blaisdell as William Defeo |
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Sloane Shelton as Mrs. Defeo |
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James Pritchett as Judge Seth Dunbar |
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Doug Barron as Court Clerk |
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Johnny Tran as Chinese Waiter |
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Mike Girard Sheehan as Television Newscaster |
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Adele Sammarco as Courthouse Reporter |
| Directing | David Hugh Jones | Director |
| Production | Andrew Stevens | Producer |
| Production | Alec Baldwin | Producer |
| Editing | Ray Hubley | Editor |
| Production | Corrinne Mann | Producer |
| Production | Elie Samaha | Producer |
| Production | Suzanne Smith Crowley | Casting |
| Production | Jennifer McNamara | Casting |
| Writing | Sol Yurick | Novel |
| Art | Justin Scoppa Jr. | Set Decoration |
| Art | Diann Duthie | Art Direction |
| Camera | Mike Fash | Director of Photography |
| Production | Kerry Barden | Casting |
| Production | Billy Hopkins | Casting |
| Art | Edward Pisoni | Production Design |
| Directing | Cornelia 'Nini' Rogan | Script Supervisor |
| Sound | Mychael Danna | Original Music Composer |
| Production | Gregory J. Pace | Associate Producer |
| Production | Ted Kurdyla | Co-Executive Producer |
| Production | Andrew Stevens | Executive Producer |
| Production | Ashok Amritraj | Executive Producer |
| Costume & Make-Up | Edi Giguere | Costume Designer |
| Writing | David Black | Screenplay |
| Production | Lori Zuker | Associate Producer |
| Crew | Peter Bucossi | Stunt Coordinator |