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The Pledge
6.6
Released January 19, 2001
Runtime 2h 3min
Detective Jerry Black has made a promise he can't break, to catch a killer he can't find.
A police chief about to retire pledges to help a woman find her daughter's killer.
Genres
Crime
Drama
Mystery
Thriller
Production Companies
Morgan Creek Entertainment
Franchise Pictures
Clyde Is Hungry Films
Pledge Productions
Epsilon Motion Pictures
Warner Bros. Pictures
Production Countries
Switzerland
United States of America
Finances
Budget: $35,000,000
Revenue: $29,419,291
Profit/Loss: $-5,580,709
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Cast
Jack Nicholson
Jerry Black
Helen Mirren
Doctor
Aaron Eckhart
Stan Krolak
Robin Wright
Lori
Sam Shepard
Eric Pollack
Benicio del Toro
Toby Jay Wadenah
Patricia Clarkson
Margaret Larsen
Mickey Rourke
Jim Olstad
Vanessa Redgrave
Annalise Hansen
Lois Smith
Helen Jackson
Eileen Ryan
Jean
Costas Mandylor
Monash Deputy
Harry Dean Stanton
Floyd Cage
Tom Noonan
Gary Jackson
Beau Daniels
Rudy
Dale Dickey
Strom
Wendy Donaldson
Resort Owner
Adrien Dorval
Sheriff
Shawn Henter
Bus Driver
Michael O'Keefe
Duane Larsen
Kathy Jensen
Store Clerk
Taryn Knowles
Ginny Larsen
Nels Lennarson
Hank
Gordon May
Criminologist #1
J.J. McColl
Real Estate Agent
Gardiner Millar
Deputy #3
Adam Nelson
Deputy #1
Tony Parsons
TV Anchorman
Robert Popoff
Prisoner
Nicole Robert
Flea Market Sales Lady
Pauline Roberts
Chrissy
John R. Taylor
Grey Haired Man
Theodore Thomas
Rest Home Resident
Brittany Tiplady
Becky Fiske
Mavourneen Varcoe-Ryan
Crime Scene Reporter
Françoise Yip
Bartender at Airport
Crew
Sean Penn
Director
Jerzy Kromolowski
Screenplay
Mary Olson-Kromolowski
Screenplay
Friedrich Dürrenmatt
Novel
Don Phillips
Casting
Don Carmody
Executive Producer
Michael Fitzgerald
Finance
Sean Penn
Producer
Michael Fitzgerald
Producer
Andrew Stevens
Executive Producer
Elie Samaha
Producer
Hans Zimmer
Original Music Composer
Bill Groom
Production Design
Jay Cassidy
Editor
Klaus Badelt
Original Music Composer
Chris Menges
Director of Photography
Helen Jarvis
Art Direction
Tommy Baratta
Chef
Rick Pearce
Stunts
Jill M. Ohanneson
Costume Design
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Reviews
by
John Chard
There can't be such devils out there. The Pledge is directed by Sean Penn and adapted to screenplay by Jerzy Kromolowski and Mary Olson-Kromolowski from Friedrich Dürrenmatt's novel, "The Promise". It stars Jack Nicholson, Robin Wright Penn, Aaron Eckhart, Sam Shepard, Patricia Clarkson, Helen ...