True Confessions

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  • R
  • Genre(s):CrimeDrama
  • Release year: 1981
  • Running time: 108 min
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 dead in a whorehouse. Spellacy's brother (Robert De Niro), a Catholic...read more
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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 dead in a whorehouse. Spellacy's brother (Robert De Niro), a Catholic priest, is meanwhile attempting to expand his church through Jack (Charles Durning), a shady contractor. While the two police cases and the real estate deal seem a world apart, Spellacy discovers an insidious connection involving money and power.

Original Release

09/24/1981

US Release

09/25/1981

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Directors

Ulu Grosbard

Writers

John Gregory Dunne, Joan Didion, Gary S. Hall

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Producers

Editors

Lynzee Klingman

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