The Confession (1999)

  • R
  • 03/26/1999 (US)
  • Drama, Thriller
  • 1h 54m

Trust no one.

Overview

After his young son dies from the negligence at a hospital, Harry Fertig takes matters into his own hands and kills the doctor, nurse and clerk responsible. Slick lawyer Roy Bleakie, looking only to win a case and not caring of the matters involved, is asked by Fertig's boss to defend him. Shocked to hear that his client wants to plead guilty, the case causes Bleakie to question his own morals by defending an honorable man.

David Hugh Jones

Director

Sol Yurick

Novel

David Black

Screenplay

Cast

Ben Kingsley's headshot

Ben Kingsley

Harry Fertig
Amy Irving's headshot

Amy Irving

Sarah Fertig
Ryan Marsini's headshot

Ryan Marsini

Stevie Fertig
Alec Baldwin's headshot

Alec Baldwin

Roy Bleakie
Boyd Gaines's headshot

Boyd Gaines

Liam Clarke
Anne Twomey's headshot

Anne Twomey

Judge Crossland
Lázaro Pérez's headshot

Lázaro Pérez

Eric Malabar
Becky Ann Baker's headshot

Becky Ann Baker

Nurse Jeanine Carrounbois

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