True Confessions_
"Two brothers out to save everyone else. But they couldn't save each other."
A cop clashes with his priest brother while investigating the brutal murder of a young prostitute.
Starring
Robert De Niro, Robert Duvall, Charles Durning
Updated Feb 16, 2026
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Year context
True Confessions was released 45 years ago in 1981.
Overview
A cop clashes with his priest brother while investigating the brutal murder of a young prostitute.
True Confessions is a Crime, Drama film with a runtime of 1h 48m.
CAST (20)
Robert De Niro
Father Des Spellacy
Robert Duvall
Det. Tom Spellacy
Charles Durning
Jack Amsterdam
Kenneth McMillan
Frank Crotty
Ed Flanders
Dan T. Campion
Cyril Cusack
Cardinal Danaher
Burgess Meredith
Msgr. Seamus Fargo
Rose Gregorio
Brenda Samuels
Dan Hedaya
Howard Terkel
Gwen Van Dam
Mrs. Fazenda
Thomas Hill
Mr. Fazenda
Jeanette Nolan
Mrs. Spellacy
Jorge Cervera Jr.
Eduardo Duarte
SM
Susan Myers
Bride
Louisa Moritz
Whore
Darwyn Carson
Loran Keane
James Hong
Coroner Wong
Pat Corley
Sonny McDonough
Missy Cleveland
Lois Fazenda - Murder Victim
Jeff Howard
Priest #2
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What is True Confessions about?
A cop clashes with his priest brother while investigating the brutal murder of a young prostitute.
How long is True Confessions?
True Confessions has a runtime of 108 minutes (1h 48m).
Who stars in True Confessions?
The cast of True Confessions includes Robert De Niro, Robert Duvall, Charles Durning, Kenneth McMillan, Ed Flanders.
What is the rating of True Confessions?
True Confessions has a rating of 6.1 out of 10 based on 173 votes on TMDB.
GENRES (2)
Crime
Drama