| Judgment | |
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| Directed by | Tom Topor |
| Produced by | Rob Hershman |
| Written by | Tom Topor |
| Starring | Keith Carradine Blythe Danner Jack Warden David Strathairn Michael Faustino |
| Music by | Cliff Eidelman |
| Cinematography | Elemer Ragalyi |
| Editing by | Cynthia Scheider |
| Distributed by | HBO |
| Release date(s) | October 13, 1990 |
| Running time | 90 min. |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
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Judgment is an HBO made for TV film. It fist aired on October 13, 1990 and was directed by Tom Topor.
Plot
"No one stands beyond the reach of the law, not even the Church." The sexual abuse of minors by priests is the delicate issue to be handled by Peter and Emmeline Guitry, devout Catholics 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 him and have him prosecuted as a sex offender. The Catholic Church attempts to cover up the abuse and place the priest back in the parish, causing a nationally publicized lawsuit. Based on the shocking, true story.
Cast
- Keith Carradine .... Pete Guitry
- Blythe Danner .... Emmeline Guitry
- Jack Warden .... Claude Fortier
- David Strathairn .... Father Frank Aubert
- Michael Faustino .... Robbie Guitry
- Bob Gunton .... Monsignor Beauvais
- Mitch Ryan .... Dave Davis
- Robert Joy .... Mr. Hummel
- Steve Hofvendahl .... Daniel Broussard
- Mary Joy .... Madeleine Broussard
Notes
- Co-star Bob Gunton and David have worked together two other times in Matewan and Dolores Claiborne.
- Director and writer Tom Topor won the Writers Guild of America award for his work on Judgment.
- Judgment was filmed at the historic Christ Church (circa 1889) and the Rev. Wm James Reid House (Circa 1914), in Fort Meade, Florida.
