True Confessions

Based On the book by John Gregory Dunne

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.

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Release date:

September 25, 1981

Director:

Ulu Grosbard

Cast:

Robert De Niro, Robert Duvall, Charles Durning, Kenneth McMillan, Ed Flanders

Genre:

Crime, Drama

Country:

United States

Language:

English

Year page:

1981 in adaptations