Blind Faith (1990) (TV)

User Rating:

6.7/10   

Director:

Paul Wendkos

Writers (WGA):

Joe McGinniss (book)
John Gay (teleplay)

Release Date:

11 February 1990 (USA)

Genre:

Thriller

Plot:

A wealthy businessman is accused to murdering his wife to collect insurance money for bad gambling debits. Although his three sons initially believe his innocence, his actions and court evidents soon begins to prove otherwise.

Plot Keywords:

Two Part TV Movie | Murder For Hire | Based On Book | Based On Novel

Awards:

Nominated for 4 Primetime Emmys. Another 1 nomination

Cast

Robert Urich	...	Rob Marshall
Joanna Kerns	...	Maria Marshall
David Barry Gray	...	Roby Marshall
Jay Underwood	...	Chris Marshall
Johnny Galecki	...	John Marshall
Dennis Farina	...	Prosecutor Kelly
Joe Spano	...	Sal Caccaro
Doris Roberts	...	Tessie McBride
Robin Strasser	...	Felice Richmond
William Forsythe	...	Ferlin L'Heureux
Guy Boyd	...	Seely
Dakin Matthews	...	Uncle Gene
David Andrews	...	Ricky Dunlap
Gordon Clapp	...	Det. O'Brien
Jake Dengel	...	Andy Meyers

Runtime:

USA:190 min

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.33 : 1

Sound Mix:

Mono

Certification:

Finland:S

Company:

NBC Productions

Trivia:

The 1986 death sentence received by Robert Marshall, the inspiration for this movie, was overturned by the third U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals in Philadelphia on November 2, 2005.

A Sad Tragedy South of Me!

This mini-series is one of my personal favorites. It was one of the first to show New Jersey not as gang-related or as urban but suburban Ocean County in Toms River, New Jersey. Joanna Kerns does a beautiful job playing the mother and the late Robert Urich does an equally superb job playing the father. The boys were played exceptionally well in despite of the growing suspicion of the father's involvement and his obvious guilt. He is still on New Jersey's death row and will never get executed in the state. I remember when I first watched this mini-series on television and later I watched it on lifetime. The mini-series depicts the story of a family who should have had it all only to blow up in the face of Mr. Marshall who arranged his wife's murder to collect insurance money. You can't forget Dennis Farina as the prosecutor in the role, Doris Roberts who plays the loving blinded older woman who helps with the boys, and Robin Strasser does a superb job playing the mistress who finally helps bring down Marshall. I am not saying that she wasn't guilty but you know that you can't judge somebody.