True Confessions (1981)

Name: True Confessions
Director: Ulu Grosbard
Genre: Crime, Drama
Released: 1981-09-25
Duration: 1 h 48 min
Cast: Robert De Niro, Robert Duvall, Charles Durning, Kenneth McMillan

Crime Drama

Director: Ulu Grosbard

Cast: Robert De Niro, Robert Duvall, Charles Durning, Kenneth McMillan

6.3

71%

Runtime108 min

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A cop clashes with his priest brother while investigating the brutal murder of a young prostitute.

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Fans of intense crime dramas and powerful actor performances will appreciate this 1981 film directed by Ulu Grosbard. The film features a standout clash between Robert De Niro and Robert Duvall as brothers on opposing sides of a brutal murder investigation, delivering gripping and nuanced work that elevates the gritty storyline.

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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, respectively. Produced by Chartoff-Winkler Productions, it is adapted from the novel True Confessions by John Gregory Dunne, loosely based on the 1947 Black Dahlia murder case. Dunne wrote the screenplay with his wife, novelist Joan Didion. The film was released on September 25, 1981, receiving generally positive reviews from critics.