The Confession (1999 film)

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1999 American film

The Confession

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Directed by| David Hugh Jones
Written by| Sol Yurick (novel)
David Black (screenplay)
Produced by| Elie Samaha
Andrew Stevens
Corrinne Mann
Alec Baldwin
Starring| Ben Kingsley
Alec Baldwin
Cinematography| Mike Fash
Edited by| Ray Hubley
Music by| Mychael Danna
Distributed by| El Dorado Pictures
Phoenician Films

Release date

* March 29, 1999 (1999-3-29)

Running time

| 114 minutes
Country| United States
Language| English
Budget| $4,000,000

The Confession is a 1999 American drama film directed by David Hugh Jones, starring Ben Kingsley and Alec Baldwin. It is based on the novel "Fertig" by Sol Yurick.[1]

## Plot

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After his young son dies from the negligence of medical professionals at a hospital, Harry Fertig (Kingsley) takes matters into his own hands and kills the negligent doctors responsible. Slick lawyer Roy Bleakie (Baldwin), looking only to win a case and not caring of the matters involved, is assigned Fertig's case. Shocked to hear that his client wants to plead guilty, the case causes Bleakie to question his own morals by defending an honorable man.[2]

## Cast

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* Alec Baldwin as Roy Bleakie
* Ben Kingsley as Harry Fertig
* Amy Irving as Sarah Fertig
* Boyd Gaines as Liam Clarke
* Anne Twomey as Judge Judy Crossland
* Richard Jenkins as Coss O'Donell
* Kevin Conway as Mel Duden
* Jay O. Sanders as Jack Renoble
* Chris Noth as Campuso

## Production

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Filming took place largely in Brooklyn and Manhattan, New York.

## References

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1. ^ The Confession (1999), retrieved 2021-02-22
2. ^ "The Confession | REVOLUTION STUDIOS". Retrieved 2021-02-22.

## External links

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* The Confession at IMDb
* The Confession at Rotten Tomatoes

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Films directed by David Jones

* Langrishe, Go Down (1978)
* Look Back in Anger (1980)
* Betrayal (1983)
* 84 Charing Cross Road (1987)
* The Devil's Disciple (1987)
* The Christmas Wife (1988)
* Jacknife (1989)
* The Trial (1993)
* And Then There Was One (1994)
* Is There Life Out There? (1994)
* Time to Say Goodbye? (1997)
* The Confession (1999)
* A Christmas Carol (1999)

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Alec Baldwin

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* Awards and nominations

Films produced|

* The Confession (1999)
* Shortcut to Happiness (2007, also directed)
* Lymelife (2008)
* Seduced and Abandoned (2013)
* Crown Vic (2019)
* Rust (2024)

Family|

* Kim Basinger (first wife)
* Ireland Baldwin (daughter)
* Hilaria Thomas (second wife)
* Daniel Baldwin (brother)
* William Baldwin (brother)
* Stephen Baldwin (brother)
* Hailey Bieber (niece)

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* Rust shooting incident
* Jack Donaghy
* The Baldwins

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