The Confession

The Confession

114 mins | Drama, Thriller | March 26, 1999

After his young son dies from the negligence at a hospital, Harry Fertig takes matters into his own hands and kills the doctors responsible. Slick lawyer Roy Bleakie, 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.

The Confession

114 mins | Drama, Thriller | March 26, 1999

The Confession
After his young son dies from the negligence at a hospital, Harry Fertig takes matters into his own hands and kills the doctors responsible. Slick lawyer Roy Bleakie, 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.
IMDb rating 6.0
Producers Phoenician Films, El Dorado Pictures
Original title The Confession
Directors Cornelia 'Nini' Rogan, David Hugh Jones
Writers David Black, Sol Yurick

Cast

Ben Kingsley

as Harry Fertig

Amy Irving

as Sarah Fertig

Alec Baldwin

as Roy Bleakie

Richard Jenkins

as Cass O'Donnell

Jay O. Sanders

as Jack Renoble

Ryan Marsini

as Stevie Fertig

Boyd Gaines

as Liam Clarke

Anne Twomey

as Judge Crossland

Kevin Conway

as Mel Duden

James Pritchett

as Judge Seth Dunbar

Christopher Lawford

as D.A. Elliott Cunningham

Nesbitt Blaisdell

as William Defeo

Mark Ethan

as Dr. Mason Gillette

Chris Noth

as Campuso