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The Pledge (2001)

R 01/19/2001 (US) Crime, Drama, Mystery, Thriller 2h 3m

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Detective Jerry Black has made a promise he can't break, to catch a killer he can't find.

Overview

A police chief about to retire pledges to help a woman find her daughter's killer.

Sean Penn

Director
Friedrich Dürrenmatt

Novel
Mary Olson-Kromolowski

Screenplay
Jerzy Kromolowski

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Jack Nicholson

Jerry Black
Helen Mirren

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Aaron Eckhart

Stan Krolak
Robin Wright

Lori
Sam Shepard

Eric Pollack
Benicio del Toro

Toby Jay Wadenah
Patricia Clarkson

Margaret Larsen
Mickey Rourke

Jim Olstad
Vanessa Redgrave

Annalise Hansen
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A review by John Chard

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Written by John Chard on April 13, 2020

There can't be such devils out there.

The Pledge is directed by Sean Penn and adapted to screenplay by Jerzy Kromolowski and Mary Olson-Kromolowski from Friedrich Dürrenmatt's novel, "The Promise". It stars Jack Nicholson, Robin Wright Penn, Aaron Eckhart, Sam Shepard, Patricia Clarkson, Helen Mirren, Tom Noonan, Benicio Del Toro, Mickey Rourke, Dale Dickey, Vanessa Redgrave and Harry Dean Stanton. Music is by Klaus Badelt and Hans Zimmer, and cinematography by Chris Menges.

Police chief Jerry Black (Nicholson) is literally on his last day before retitement. But during his leaving party... read the rest.

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