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1999 American film

The Confession
Theatrical release poster
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 (1999-03-29)
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.

Plot

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.

Cast

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

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

References

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

External links

The Confession at IMDb
The Confession at Rotten Tomatoes

v t e 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)

v t e Alec Baldwin
Filmography 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)
Related articles	Rust shooting incident Jack Donaghy
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