The Confession (1999 film)

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The Confession
Directed by David Hugh Jones
Produced by Elie Samaha
Andrew Stevens
Ashok Amritraj
Written by Sol Yurick (novel)
David Black (screenplay)
Music by Mychael Danna
Cinematography Mike Fash
Edited by Ray Hubley
Distributed by El Dorado Pictures
Phoenician Films
Release dates
29 March 1999
Running time
114 minutes
Country United States
Language English
Budget $4,000,000

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

Plot

After his young son dies from the negligience 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.

Cast

Production

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

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