The Confession (1999)

Director:

David Hugh Jones

Writers (WGA):

Sol Yurick (novel)
David Black (screenplay)

Release Date:

22 January 1999 (Brazil)

Genre:

Drama

Tagline:

Trust No One.

Plot:

A High powered NY litigator, hired to defend a murderer who avenged his young son's death, struggles...

Plot Keywords:

Lawyer | Faith | New York Skyline | Cab Driver | Defense Attorney

Awards:

1 win

Cast

Ben Kingsley	...	Harry Fertig
Amy Irving	...	Sarah Fertig
Ryan Marsini	...	Stevie Fertig
Alec Baldwin	...	Roy Bleakie
Boyd Gaines	...	Liam Clarke
Anne Twomey	...	Judge Judy Crossland
Lázaro Pérez	...	Eric Malabar
Becky Ann Baker	...	Nurse Jeannine Carrounbois
Mike Hodge	...	Security Guard
Mark Ethan	...	Dr. Mason Gillett
Kevin Conway	...	Mel Duden
Richard Jenkins	...	Cass O'Donnell
Joe Mosso	...	Bartender
Kevin McClarnon	...	Sean the Limo Driver
Jay O. Sanders	...	Jack Renoble
Ken Marks	...	Kevin the Waiter
Laura Esterman	...	Sarah's Cousin
Christopher Lawford	...	D.A. Elliott Cunningham
Marian Quinn	...	Assistant D.A. Liz
John Seitz	...	Older Assistant D.A.
Philip LeStrange	...	Prosecutor Rafe Katz
Maurice Carlton	...	Cabbie
Gerry Bamman	...	Psychiatrist
Meg Gibson	...	Bleakie's Assistant
Chuck Pfeiffer	...	Mr. Lofgren
Joan MacIntosh	...	Jane Lofgren
Lara Harris	...	Meg Renoble
Jessica Ambrose	...	Dotty O'Donnell
Amo Gulinello	...	Psychiatric Ward Intern
Sharon Washington	...	Hospital Administrator
Tom Tammi	...	Andy Havighurst
Brian McHugh	...	Jacob Federman
Frank Girardeau	...	Jerry McMullan
Paul Stolarsky	...	Old Man in Cemetery
Chris Noth	...	Campuso
Nesbitt Blaisdell	...	William Defeo
Sloane Shelton	...	Mrs. Defeo
James Pritchett	...	Judge Seth Dunbar
Doug Barron	...	Court Clerk
Johnny Tran	...	Chinese Waiter
Mike Girard Sheehan	...	Television Newscaster (as Mike Sheehan)
Adele Sammarco	...	Courthouse Reporter
rest of cast listed alphabetically:
General Fermon Judd Jr.	...	Liam's friend (uncredited)
Ric Sechrest	...	Fraternity Brother (uncredited)
Anthony Zaccaro	...	Lieutenant Finello (uncredited)

Directed by
David Hugh Jones

Writing credits (WGA)
Sol Yurick		(novel "Fertig")
David Black		(screenplay)

Produced by
Ashok Amritraj	....	executive producer
Alec Baldwin	....	producer
Ted Kurdyla	....	co-executive producer
Corrinne Mann	....	producer
Gregory J. Pace	....	associate producer
Elie Samaha	....	producer
Andrew Stevens	....	producer
Lori Zuker	....	associate producer

Original Music by
Mychael Danna

Cinematography by
Mike Fash

Film Editing by
Ray Hubley

Casting by
Kerry Barden
Billy Hopkins
Jennifer McNamara
Suzanne Smith

Production Design by
Edward Pisoni

Art Direction by
Diann Duthie

Set Decoration by
Justin Scoppa Jr.

Costume Design by
Edi Giguere

Makeup Department
Carl Fullerton	....	makeup designer
Christine Leiter	....	makeup artist
Rick Provenzano	....	hair stylist
Linda Lazar	....	makeup artist (uncredited)

Production Management
Adam Brightman	....	assistant unit production manager
Jan Kikumoto	....	post-production supervisor
Ted Kurdyla	....	unit production manager
John A. Machione	....	unit production manager

Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
Dean Garvin	....	second assistant director
Glen Trotiner	....	first assistant director

Art Department
Justine Dolan-Coates	....	assistant property master
Stephen Finkin	....	on-set dresser
John Peter Melendez	....	set dresser (as J.P. Melendez)
Michael Parmelee	....	set dresser
Elizabeth Schlitten	....	property master
Ron von Blomberg	....	leadman

Sound Department
Kris Campbell	....	adr supervisor
Kris Campbell	....	foley supervisor
Thom 'Coach' Ehle	....	stereo sound consultant: Dolby
Harriet Fidlow	....	group adr editor (as Harriet Fidlow Winn)
Keith Gardner	....	boom operator
Robin Harlan	....	foley artist
Sarah Jacobs	....	foley artist
Steve Jaszkowiak	....	foley mixer
John Kestler	....	sound editor (as John "JK" Kestler)
Susan Kurtz	....	dialog editor
Susan Kurtz	....	sound editor
Charlie McIntyre	....	cable (as Charles McIntyre III)
Christopher Moriana	....	foley artist
Donald Murray	....	dialogue supervisor
John Rice	....	sound editor
Katherine Rose	....	foley artist (as Catherine Rose)
Phillip Seretti	....	post-production sound supervisor
Phillip Seretti	....	sound re-recording mixer
Frank Stettner	....	sound mixer
Robert W. Vandling	....	sound effects supervisor
Janja Vujovich	....	post-production sound supervisor

Special Effects by
Matt Vogel	....	special effects

Visual Effects by
Jennifer Basnyat	....	title designer

Stunts
Peter Bucossi	....	stunt coordinator
Norman Douglass	....	stunts
Roy Farfel	....	stunts
Jery Hewitt	....	stunts

Camera and Electrical Department
Robert M. Andres	....	key grip (as Bob Andres)
K.C. Bailey	....	still photographer
Adam Bianchi	....	grip
Oliver Cary	....	camera trainee
Charles Casillo	....	grip
Lamont Crawford	....	dolly grip
Jim Denny	....	best boy electric
Geoffrey Erb	....	additional director of photography
Daniel Howie	....	electrician
Bill Klayer	....	gaffer (as William Klayer)
Antonio Ponti	....	first assistant camera
Denise Schwab	....	second assistant camera
Tom Shinn	....	electrician
Chris Skutch	....	best boy grip
John Sosenko	....	Steadicam operator
John Sosenko	....	camera operator
Arthur Szefer	....	first assistant camera: b camera
Pamela Weese	....	electrician
Mel Cannon	....	grip (uncredited)

Casting Department
Mark Bennett	....	casting associate

Costume and Wardrobe Department
Robert Pease	....	set costumer
Frankie Ritacco	....	wardrobe supervisor
Heidi Shulman	....	wardrobe supervisor
Kim Wilcox	....	assistant costume designer

Editorial Department
Agnes Grandits	....	first assistant editor (as Agnes Challe-Grandits)
Cynthia Ludwig	....	film conform editor
Chuck Winston	....	color timer

Music Department
Marie Berard	....	orchestra contractor
Peter Breiner	....	conductor
David Feinman	....	additional composer: score
Michael James Jackson	....	music consultant
Ron Korb	....	musician: flute
Andrew Lockington	....	assistant to composer
Ron Searles	....	music score recording engineer

Transportation Department
Henry S. Avelin	....	teamster captain
George Campbell	....	teamster
James Charleston	....	teamster
Thomas Crehan	....	teamster
Kevin Currie	....	teamster
Robert Dean	....	teamster
Donald Dugan	....	teamster
Hap Ellis	....	teamster
John Johnson	....	parking coordinator
Fred Liberman	....	teamster
John Marsh	....	teamster
Steven Menasian	....	teamster
Gary Shuckahosee	....	teamster
George Washington	....	teamster

Other crew
Tevin Adelman	....	consultant: Judaism
Tevin Adelman	....	set production assistant
Monica Barraza	....	office production intern
Salvatore Carino	....	production auditor
David Cornue	....	office production intern
Tony Cypres	....	first assistant accountant
Joe D'Angelo	....	director of finance
Todd Etelson	....	stand-in: Alec Baldwin
Joe Facey	....	craft service (as Joseph Facey)
Johnjozuf Hadley	....	office production assistant
Desmond Harvey	....	craft service
Eryka Seimona Henderson	....	assistant location manager
Suzanne Landau	....	production coordinator
Yisreal Lifschutz	....	consultant: Judaism
Karen Mahan	....	set production assistant
Gillian Malone	....	assistant production coordinator
Lorraine Mazzola	....	stand-in: Amy Irving
Mark McGarry	....	creative associate
Eddie Micallef	....	set production assistant
Andy Muller	....	set production assistant
Joe Orrach	....	stand-in: Ben Kingsley
Joaquin Diego Prange	....	location assistant
Cornelia 'Nini' Rogan	....	script supervisor (as Nini Rogan)
Efraim Sapir	....	cantor
Andrew Saxe	....	location manager
Bethann Schebece	....	set production assistant
Julie Siege	....	assistant: Mr. Jones
Tracee Stanley	....	creative associate
Jason Stant	....	office production assistant
Michael Ventresco	....	title designer: main titles
T. Vincent	....	assistant: Mr. Baldwin
Esther Walfish	....	consultant: Yiddisch
Steve Weintraub	....	assistant director of finance

Thanks
Donald Trump	....	special thanks

Production Companies

• El Dorado Pictures
• Phoenician Films

Distributors

• Alpha Filmes (Brazil) (VHS)
• Conprod Inc.
• Ecovídeo (Portugal) (video)
• LK-TEL (2000) (Argentina) (VHS)
• New City Releasing
• TriPictures (Spain)

MPAA:

Rated R for language, brief strong violence and some sexual images.

Runtime:

114 min

Country:

USA

Language:

English | Hebrew

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1

Sound Mix:

Dolby

Certification:

Australia:M | Iceland:12 | South Korea:15 | Argentina:16 | Germany:12 | Peru:14 | Spain:13 | USA:R | Singapore:PG

Filming Locations:

Battery Park, Manhattan, New York City, New York, USA

Company:

El Dorado Pictures

Quotes:

Jack Renoble: A cynic is an idealist who's been disappointed.

Soundtrack:

Bleakie's Bounce

Thought provoking, quite engaging, I love Ben Kingsley's performance

I was surprised to see viewers rating of 6 out o 10. I saw it on Cable & got glued to the TV, if not throughout, then at least for the most part. As always, I was impressed by Ben Kingsley's performance: so genuine & magnetic.