Our Fathers (film)

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Our Fathers
Genre	Drama
Based on	Our Fathers; by David France
Written by	Thomas Michael Donnelly
Directed by	Dan Curtis
Starring	Ted Danson; Christopher Plummer; Brian Dennehy; Daniel Baldwin; Ellen Burstyn;
Music by	Bob Cobert
Country of origin	United States
Original language	English
Production
Executive producers	Gary Howsam; Charles Bloye; Dan Curtis; David Kennedy;
Producer	John J. McMahon
Cinematography	Eric Van Haren Noman
Editor	Henk Van Eeghen
Running time	130 minutes
Production companies	Dan Curtis Productions; Peace Arch Entertainment;
Original release
Network	Showtime
Release	May 21, 2005

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.

Cast[edit]

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 Rubeš 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[edit]

Year	Award	Category	Nominee(s)	Result	Ref.
2005	Online Film & Television Association Awards	Best Supporting Actor in a Motion Picture or Miniseries	Christopher Plummer	Nominated	^[4]
	Primetime Emmy Awards	Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Miniseries or a Movie	Brian Dennehy	Nominated	^[5]
	Primetime Emmy Awards	Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Miniseries or a Movie	Christopher Plummer	Nominated	^[5]
	Satellite Awards	Best Motion Picture Made for Television		Nominated	^[6]
		Best Actor in a Miniseries or Motion Picture Made for Television	Ted Danson	Nominated
		Best Actor in a Supporting Role in a Series, Miniseries or Motion Picture Made for Television	Brian Dennehy	Nominated
2006	Screen Actors Guild Awards	Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Miniseries or Television Movie	Christopher Plummer	Nominated	^[7]
2006	Writers Guild of America Awards	Long Form – Adapted	Thomas Michael Donnelly	Nominated	^[8]

References[edit]

^ Burlingame, Jon (February 24, 2020). "Bob Cobert, 'Dark Shadows' and 'Winds of War' Composer, Dies at 95". Variety. Retrieved May 9, 2020.
^ "Dan Curtis". The Washington Post. April 1, 2006. Retrieved May 9, 2020.
^ 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.
^ "9th Annual TV Awards (2005)". Online Film & Television Association. Retrieved May 9, 2024.
^ "Our Fathers". Academy of Television Arts & Sciences. Retrieved May 9, 2024.
^ "Nominees & Winners – Satellite™ Awards 2005 (10th Annual Satellite™ Awards)". International Press Academy. Archived from the original on February 2, 2008. Retrieved April 7, 2019.
^ "The 12th Annual Screen Actors Guild Awards". Screen Actors Guild Awards. Retrieved May 9, 2024.
^ "Previous Nominees & Winners: 2008 Awards Winners". Writers Guild of America Awards. Archived from the original on May 12, 2015. Retrieved May 7, 2014.

External links[edit]

Our Fathers at IMDb

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[Cobert-1] Burlingame, Jon (February 24, 2020). "Bob Cobert, 'Dark Shadows' and 'Winds of War' Composer, Dies at 95". Variety. Retrieved May 9, 2020.

[Curtis-2] "Dan Curtis". The Washington Post. April 1, 2006. Retrieved May 9, 2020.

[Thompson-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.

[4] "9th Annual TV Awards (2005)". Online Film & Television Association. Retrieved May 9, 2024.

[5] "Our Fathers". Academy of Television Arts & Sciences. Retrieved May 9, 2024.

[6] "Nominees & Winners – Satellite™ Awards 2005 (10th Annual Satellite™ Awards)". International Press Academy. Archived from the original on February 2, 2008. Retrieved April 7, 2019.

[7] "The 12th Annual Screen Actors Guild Awards". Screen Actors Guild Awards. Retrieved May 9, 2024.

[8] "Previous Nominees & Winners: 2008 Awards Winners". Writers Guild of America Awards. Archived from the original on May 12, 2015. Retrieved May 7, 2014.

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