True Confessions
“Two brothers out to save everyone else. But they couldn't save each other.”
A cop clashes with his priest brother while investigating the brutal murder of a young prostitute.
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Cast
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Robert De Niro
Father Des Spellacy
Known for
Joker
GoodFellas
Robert Duvall
Det. Tom Spellacy
Known for
The Godfather Part II
Deep Impact
Charles Durning
Jack Amsterdam
Known for
Dog Day Afternoon
The Sting
Kenneth McMillan
Frank Crotty
Known for
Salem's Lot
Cat's Eye
Ed Flanders
Dan T. Campion
Known for
Salem's Lot
The Exorcist III
Cyril Cusack
Cardinal Danaher
Known for
Jesus of Nazareth
Nineteen Eighty-Four
Burgess Meredith
Msgr. Seamus Fargo
Known for
Rocky
Clash of the Titans
Rose Gregorio
Brenda Samuels
Known for
Good Time
The Deep End of the Ocean
Dan Hedaya
Howard Terkel
Known for
The Addams Family
Commando
Gwen Van Dam
Mrs. Fazenda
Known for
Homecoming
Interior Chinatown
Thomas Hill
Mr. Fazenda
Known for
V
The NeverEnding Story
Jeanette Nolan
Mrs. Spellacy
Known for
The Fox and the Hound
The Rescuers
Ulu Grosbard Director · Joan Didion Screenplay John Gregory Dunne Screenplay
Worldwide gross $13M · United States release September 25, 1981 · Produced in United States
Box office
Worldwide gross
$12,850,276
Production
United Artists
Production
Winkler Films
Production
United Artists Pictures
Studio
United States
Produced in
Languages
Original language
English
Spoken on screen
English · Italian
Release dates
Italy · September 22, 1981
Premiere · Venice Film Festival
United States · September 25, 1981
Theatrical
Czechia
April 28, 2010 · Digital
France
November 4, 1981 · Theatrical
Germany
March 14, 1986 · Physical
Hungary
June 14, 1984 · Theatrical
Ireland
January 15, 1982 · Theatrical
Sweden
September 25, 1981 · Theatrical
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