Our Fathers (film)
| Our Fathers | |
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| Directed by | Dan Curtis |
| Written by |
David France (novel) Thomas Michael Donnelly |
| Starring |
Ted Danson Christopher Plummer Brian Dennehy Daniel Baldwin Ellen Burstyn |
| Music by | Robert Cobert |
| Cinematography | Eric Van Haren Noman |
| Editing by | Henk Van Eeghen |
| Language | English |
| Original channel | Showtime |
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Our Fathers is a 2005 television film directed by Dan Curtis and starring Ted Danson, Christopher Plummer, Brian Dennehy and Ellen Burstyn. The screenplay was written by Thomas Michael Donnelly, based on a book of David France.
Principal cast
- Ted Danson as Mitchell Garabedian
- Christopher Plummer as Cardinal Bernard Law
- Brian Dennehy as Father Dominic Spagnolia
- Daniel Baldwin as Angelo DeFranco
- Ellen Burstyn as Mary Ryan
- Kenneth Welsh as Bishop Murphy
- Will Lyman as Wilson Rogers, Jr.
- Jan Rubes as Pope John Paul
- Aidan Devine as Bernie McDaid
- Steven Shaw as John J. Geoghan
- James Oliver as Patrick McSorley
Awards and nominations
- Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Miniseries or Movie (Dennehy – lost to Paul Newman, Empire Falls)
- Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Miniseries or Movie (Plummer – lost to Paul Newman, Empire Falls)
- Best Television Film (lost to Reefer Madness: The Movie Musical)
- Best Actor in a Miniseries or Television Film (Danson – lost to Jonathan Rhys Meyers, Elvis)
- Best Supporting Actor in a Series, Miniseries, or Television Film (Dennehy – lost to Randy Quaid, Elvis)
Screen Actors Guild Award (SAG)
- Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Miniseries or Television Movie (Plummer – lost to Paul Newman, Empire Falls)
Writers Guild of America Award (WGA)
- Best Writing, Long Form – Adapted (Donnelly – lost to Christopher Markus and Stephen McFeely, The Life and Death of Peter Sellers)
See also
- Catholic sex abuse cases
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