True Confessions is a 1981 American neo-noir crime drama film directed by Ulu Grosbard and starring Robert De Niro and Robert Duvall as the brothers Spellacy, a priest and police detective. Produced by Chartoff-Winkler Productions, it is adapted from the novel of the same name by John Gregory Dunne, loosely based on the Black Dahlia murder case of 1947. Dunne wrote the screenplay with his wife, novelist Joan Didion. The film was released on September 25, 1981, receiving generally positive reviews from critics.
True Confessions (1981)
Directed by Ulu Grosbard
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Movie Info
Budget
$10,000,000
Box Office
$12,850,276
Themes
Tags
1940s, Black Dahlia, Brothel, Brother Brother Relationship, Catholic Priest, Film Based On A Novel, Justice, Priest, Spellacy, Stag Film
Attributes
Based On: Crime based on actual events, True Confessions
Narrative Location: Los Angeles
Narrative Location: Los Angeles
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Alternate Titles
A Absolvição
PT
Avslöjandet
SE
Confesii adevărate
RO
Confesiones verdaderas
AR, MX, ES
Confessions sinceres
ES
Confissões Verdadeiras
BR
Fesseln der Macht
DE
Gefährliche Beichte
AT, DE
Gerçek İtiraflar
TR
Gyónás gyilkosság után
HU
Igaz hazugságok
HU
Istinita ispovest
YU
Istinite ispovijesti
HR
Kaftes martyries
GR
L'assoluzione
IT
Prawdziwe wyznania
PL
Salattu totuus
FI
Sanglantes confessions
FR
Skandalen
NO
Syndens velsignelse
DK
True Confessions
CA, GB, US
Η Εξομολόγηση
GR
Изповед
BG
Таємниця сповіді
UA
Тайны исповеди
RU
告白（1981）
JP