continues a major season of films new to television.
Today starring Robert De Niro, Robert Duvall
Tom Spellacy is a cop, his brother is a Roman Catholic priest with political ambitions. They take their relationship and their different lives and jobs for granted. Until, that is, a murder comes between them. Investigating the brutal killing of a prostitute, Tom discovers that his brother knew her and is protecting a prominent businessman who is connected with the crime....
This powerful film unites two of America's finest actors in a story of corruption and disillusion, interwoven with a moving portrait of family ties.
(First showing on British television)
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