Our Fathers (film)

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Our Fathers
Genre Drama
Based onOur Fathers
by David France
Written byThomas Michael Donnelly
Directed by Dan Curtis
Starring
Music by Bob Cobert [1]
Country of originUnited States
Original languageEnglish
Production
Executive producers
ProducerJohn J. McMahon
CinematographyEric Van Haren Noman
EditorHenk Van Eeghen
Running time130 minutes
Production companies
Original release
Network Showtime
ReleaseMay 21, 2005 (2005-05-21)

Our Fathers is a 2005 American drama television film directed by Dan Curtis and starring Ted Danson, Christopher Plummer, Brian Dennehy and Ellen Burstyn. [2] The screenplay was written by Thomas Michael Donnelly, based on the 2004 non-fiction book Our Fathers: The Secret Life of the Catholic Church in an Age of Scandal by David France. [3] It was the last film directed by Curtis, who died soon after it was finished.

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Cast

Awards and nominations

Primetime Emmy Awards

Satellite Awards

Screen Actors Guild Award (SAG)

Writers Guild of America Award (WGA)

See also

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References

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  2. "Dan Curtis". The Washington Post . April 1, 2006. Retrieved May 9, 2020.
  3. Thompson, Jeff (2019). The Television Horrors of Dan Curtis: Dark Shadows, The Night Stalker and Other Productions, 2d ed. McFarland p. 75. ISBN   978-1-4766-3633-7.