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The night he retires as a Nevada sheriff, Jerry Black (Nicholson) pledges to the mother of a murdered girl that he will find the killer. Jerry doesn't believe the police arrested the right man; he discovers this is the third incident in the area in the recent past with victims young, blond, pretty, and small for their age.
Jan 19, 2001 · 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.
The Pledge (2001) cast and crew credits, including actors, actresses, directors, writers and more. Menu. Movies. ... film recording engineer: ILM (as Josh Pines)
The Pledge is a 2001 American neo-noir psychological mystery drama film directed by Sean Penn and starring Jack Nicholson alongside an ensemble supporting cast of Patricia Clarkson, Aaron Eckhart, Helen Mirren, Robin Wright Penn, Vanessa Redgrave, Sam Shepard, Mickey Rourke, Tom Noonan, Lois Smith and Benicio del Toro.
Oscar winner Jack Nicholson ("As Good As it Gets," "A Few Good Men"), John Malkovich ("Being John Malkovich") and Oscar, Golden Globe and Emmy winner Vanessa Redgrave ("Mission: Impossible") star in this tense '50s crime drama. Based on the acclaimed novel by Swiss author Friedrich Durrenmatt. Co-starring Oscar-nominated Sam Shepard ("The Right Stuff"), Golden Globe nominee Robin Wright Penn ...
The Pledge is a..... good movie. I see how people can dislike it, it is a kind of long movie, and you have to be patient with it. The ending is kind of frustrating to those seeking all the answers, but anyone with a fairly open mind will like it instantly. The movie was good, I liked it, my mom and my little sister even liked it.
The film is not noir, not a crime film, nor is it a thriller (although it touches upon all this genres); instead, The Pledge is a detective film. By that I mean that the film’s core focus is about how the central crime affects Jack Nicholson‘s character, the obsession the crime creates and the extreme lengths the character is willing to go for a solution.
