

The Confession
1999-03-26 · 114 min · ★ 5.8
After his young son dies from the negligence at a hospital, Harry Fertig takes matters into his own hands and kills the doctor, nurse and clerk responsible. Slick lawyer Roy Bleakie, looking only to win a case and not caring of the matters involved, is asked by Fertig's boss to defend him. Shocked to hear that his client wants to plead guilty, the case causes Bleakie to question his own morals by defending an honorable man.
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- Directors
- David Hugh Jones
- Production companies
- Phoenician Films, El Dorado Pictures, Franchise Pictures
- Countries
- United States of America
- Status
- Released
Top Cast
Ben KingsleyHarry Fertig
Amy IrvingSarah Fertig
Alec BaldwinRoy Bleakie
Boyd GainesLiam Clarke
Anne TwomeyJudge Crossland
Becky Ann BakerNurse Jeanine Carrounbois
Mike HodgeSecurity Guard
Kevin ConwayMel Duden
Richard JenkinsCass O'Donnell
Jay O. SandersJack Renoble
Ken MarksKevin (Waiter)
Laura EstermanSarah's Cousin
Christopher LawfordD.A. Cunningham
Marian QuinnAssistant D.A. Liz
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