The Confession (1999 film)

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 American 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

• 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.

External links

• The Confession at the Internet Movie Database