The pledge / Morgan Creek Productions, Inc. and Franchise Pictures ; a Clyde Is Hungry Films production ; produced by Michael Fitzgerald, Sean Penn, Elie Samaha ; screenplay by Jerzy Kromolowski, Mary Olson-Kromolowski ; directed by Sean Penn.
A veteran police detective, on the day of his retirement, handles the case of a seven-year-old girl who has been brutally murdered. When a mentally retarded man confesses to the murder and then kills himself, the detectives consider the case closed, but was he actually the murderer? Before long evid...
Uniform Title: | Rovi Media Collection. Movies.
Rovi K-12 education materials. |
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Language: | English French |
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English or French dialogue with optional English or French subtitles. Closed captioned for the hearing impaired. |
Published: |
Burbank, Calif. :
Warner Home Video,
[2001], ©2001.
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Series: | Rovi Media Collection. Movies.
Rovi K-12 education materials. |
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Physical Description: | 1 videodisc (124 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in. |
Format: | Video DVD |
Summary: |
A veteran police detective, on the day of his retirement, handles the case of a seven-year-old girl who has been brutally murdered. When a mentally retarded man confesses to the murder and then kills himself, the detectives consider the case closed, but was he actually the murderer? Before long evidence is uncovered that suggests the girl was just one in a series of brutal killings involving young girls and a mysterious man. |
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Note: | Based on the book "The pledge" by Friedrich Durrenmatt. Special features: theatrical trailer. Videorecording. |
Call Number: | 9W9 D0000087 VideoDVD |
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Rated R. |
ISBN: | 0790758067 9780790758060 9991250034 9789991250038 |
Credits: | Director of photography, Chris Menges; editor, Jay Cassidy ; music, Hans Zimmer, Klaus Badelt ; costume designer, Jill O'Hanneson ; production designer, Bill Groom. |
System Details: | DVD, region 1; widescreen presentation; Dolby digital 5.1 surround sound. |
Cast: |
Jack Nicholson, Patricia Clarkson, Benicio Del Toro, Aaron Eckhart, Helen Mirren, Robin Wright Penn, Vanessa Redgrave, Sam Shepard, Harry Dean Stanton. |