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Our Fathers (film)
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Wikipedia article
'Our Fathers' is a 2005 American made-for-television drama 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 the book 'Our Fathers: The Secret Life of the Catholic Church in an Age of Scandal' by David France. It was the last film directed by Dan Curtis, who died soon after it was finished.
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 William Murphy
* Will Lyman as Wilson Rogers, Jr.
* Jan Rube as Pope John Paul II
* Aidan Devine as Bernie McDaid
*Steven Shaw as John J. Geoghan
*James Oliver as Patrick McSorley
*James Kall as Geoghan's Lawyer
Awards and nominations
' Primetime Emmy Awards'
* 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')
' Satellite Awards'
* 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
References
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