True Confessions

1981
AA
1h 48m

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6.3/10

9.4K

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Robert De Niro and Robert Duvall in True Confessions (1981)

A worldly ambitious monsignor clashes with his older brother, a cynical Los Angeles homicide detective who is investigating the brutal murder of a young prostitute.

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A worldly ambitious monsignor clashes with his older brother, a cynical Los Angeles homicide detective who is investigating the brutal murder of a young prostitute.A worldly ambitious monsignor clashes with his older brother, a cynical Los Angeles homicide detective who is investigating the brutal murder of a young prostitute.A worldly ambitious monsignor clashes with his older brother, a cynical Los Angeles homicide detective who is investigating the brutal murder of a young prostitute.

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IMDb RATING

6.3/10

9.4K

YOUR RATING

See production info at IMDbPro

Awards
- 2 wins & 2 nominations total

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Trivia
When he was filming the fight scene at the testimonial dinner, director Ulu Grosbard never informed the extras that there would be a fight. When it occurred, their reactions were genuine.

Goofs
When Tom takes off his radiator cap after his car overheats, what looks like a chunk of dry ice shoots out of the radiator.

Quotes
Whore: Hi, Tom. You wanna play carnival?
Tom Spellacy: I don't know that one.
Whore: I sit on your face,and you try to guess my weight!

Connections
Featured in Sneak Previews: So Fine, Gallipoli, Cattle Annie and Little Britches, True Confessions, Rich and Famous (1981)

Soundtracks
Memories of You
Music by Eubie Blake (uncredited)
Lyrics by Andy Razaf (uncredited)
Performed by Benny Goodman
Courtesy of Capitol Records

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At the Top of Their Game

True Confessions is a film wherein all of the players are at the top of their game. Altho starring Robert Duval and Robert DeNiro, the depth of field among the character actors is extraordinary, and this is why a movie that's seems to have so little going on is really so overwhelmingly powerful. Both Duval and DeNiro seem to communicate without speaking; almost as tho their thoughts are being sub-titled on the screen. Whenever they do begin talking with each other, the weight of their shared past has the force of a sledge hammer. I have a vhs copy of True Confessions, have watched it plenty of times and still find fresh nuances whenever I look at it. You have to see this movie.