Judgment (1990 film)
Judgment is an HBO made-for-television film. It was first broadcast on October 13, 1990, and was written and directed by Tom Topor. The film's tagline is "No one stands beyond the reach of the law, not even the Church."
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| Genre | Drama |
| Written by | Tom Topor |
| Directed by | Tom Topor |
| Starring | Keith Carradine Blythe Danner Jack Warden David Strathairn Michael Faustino |
| Music by | Cliff Eidelman |
| Country of origin | United States |
| Original language(s) | English |
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| Executive producer(s) | Steve Tisch |
| Producer(s) | Rob Hershman |
| Cinematography | Elemer Ragalyi |
| Editor(s) | Cynthia Scheider |
| Running time | 90 minutes |
| Production company(s) | HBO Pictures |
| Distributor | HBO |
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| Original network | HBO |
| Picture format | Color |
| Audio format | Dolby |
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Plot
The sexual abuse of minors by priests is the delicate issue to be handled by Peter and Emmeline Guitry, devout Catholics in a small town in Louisiana whose lives are shattered when their son Robbie reveals that he has been sexually abused by their priest, Father Frank Aubert. Along with other parents in the parish, they begin a persistent but painful campaign to remove Aubert from the clergy, and have him prosecuted as a sex offender. The Catholic Church attempts to cover up the abuse and place Aubert back in the parish, causing a nationally publicized lawsuit.
Cast
- Keith Carradine as Pete Guitry
- Blythe Danner as Emmeline Guitry
- Jack Warden as Claude Fortier
- David Strathairn as Father Frank Aubert
- Michael Faustino as Robbie Guitry
- Crystal McKellar as Sabine Guitry
- Bob Gunton as Monsignor Beauvais
- Mitchell Ryan as Dave Davis
- Robert Joy as Mr. Hummel
- Steve Hofvendahl as Daniel Broussard
- Mary Joy as Madeleine Broussard
Awards
- The director and writer Tom Topor won the Writers Guild of America award for his work on Judgment.
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