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Blind Faith (1998 film)

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Director
  
Ernest R. Dickerson

Duration
  

Music director
  
Ron Carter

Writer
  
Frank Military

Language
  
English

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Genre
  
Drama

Running time
  
2h 2m

Screenplay
  
Frank Military

Country
  
United States

Blind Faith (1998 film) movie poster

Release date
  
January 20, 1998 (1998-01-20)

Cast
  
(Charles Williams), (John Williams), (Eddie Williams),
Garland Whitt
(Charlie Williams), (Carol Williams)

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Tagline
  
What would you be willing to sacrifice to keep your family secrets?

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Blind Faith is a 1998 film starring Charles S. Dutton, Courtney B. Vance, and Lonette McKee.

Contents

Plot

In 1957 Bronx, Charlie Williams (Garland Whitt), the 18-year-old son of a Black NYPD policeman Charles Williams Sr. (Charles S. Dutton) is arrested for the murder of an Irish youth in Van Cortland Park. Charles' younger brother John (Courtney B. Vance), a respected lawyer defends Charlie and soon discovers there is more to the case than what appears on the surface.

Cast

  • Charles S. Dutton as Charles Williams
  • Courtney B. Vance as John Williams
  • Kadeem Hardison as Eddie Williams
  • Lonette McKee as Carol Williams
  • Garland Whitt as Charles Williams Jr.
  • Karen Glave as Anna Huggins
  • Jeff Clarke as Timothy
  • Nancy Herard as Rose
  • Jim Jones as Philip
  • Alex Karzis as Frank
  • Dan Lett as Frank Minor
  • Aron Tager as Judge Aker
  • Birdie M. Hale as Mrs. Barry
  • Peter MacNeill as Captain McCully
  • Jeff Jones as Stanley Harris
  • Phillip MacKenzie as Anthony Grey
  • Tricia Williams as Irate Woman
  • Kerry Duff as Betty Williams
  • Kevin Duhaney as David Williams
  • Zachary Bennett as Bobby Dolman
  • Victor Ertmanis as Henry Dolman
  • Louis Di Bianco as Dr. Ponti
  • Dan Petronijevic as Jack Hagan
  • Nicholas Pasco as Sergeant Sidello
  • Michael Longstaff as Pat Sullivan
  • Isolde O'Neill as Sister Benedict
  • Sandra Caldwell as Paulette Mercer
  • Richard Yearwood as Tough Kid Mercer
  • Joel Gordon as David Mercer
  • Bill Lake as Large Man #1
  • Eric Bryson as Large Man #2
  • James Purcell as Mickey Vaccaro
  • Nicky Guadagni as Margaret O'Neill
  • Shawn Lawrence as Prosecuting Attorney
  • Roger McKeen as Records Sergeant
  • Bazil Williams as Man Client
  • Awards

    Dutton was nominated for a Screen Actors Guild Award for Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Miniseries or Television Movie and an Independent Spirit Award for Best Supporting Male for his role in the film, and Vance was nominated for an Independent Spirit Award for Best Male Lead. The film itself was nominated for an Independent Spirit Award for Best Screenplay.

    References

    Blind Faith (1998 film) Wikipedia
    Blind Faith (1998 film) IMDb Blind Faith (1998 film) themoviedb.org