''Our Fathers'' is a 2005 American

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directed by

Dan Curtis Dan Curtis (born Daniel Mayer Cherkoss; August 12, 1927 – March 27, 2006) was an American director, writer, and producer of television and film, known among fans of horror films for his afternoon TV series ''Dark Shadows'' (1966–1971) and ...

and starring

Ted Danson Edward Bridge "Ted" Danson III (born December 29, 1947) is an American actor. He achieved stardom playing the lead character Sam Malone on the NBC sitcom ''Cheers'', for which he received two Primetime Emmy Awards and two Golden Globe Awards. ...

Christopher Plummer Arthur Christopher Orme Plummer (December 13, 1929 – February 5, 2021) was a Canadian actor. His career spanned seven decades, gaining him recognition for his performances in film, stage, and television. He received multiple accolades, inc ...

Brian Dennehy Brian Manion Dennehy (; July 9, 1938 – April 15, 2020) was an American actor of stage, television, and film. He won two Tony Awards, an Olivier Award, and a Golden Globe, and received six Primetime Emmy Award nominations. Dennehy had roles in ...

and

Ellen Burstyn Ellen Burstyn (born Edna Rae Gillooly; December 7, 1932) is an American actress. Known for her portrayals of complicated women in dramas, she is the recipient of numerous accolades, including an Academy Award, a Tony Award, and two Primetime Em ...

. 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. It was the last film directed by Curtis, who died soon after it was finished.

Cast

as Mitchell Garabedian *

as Cardinal Bernard Law *

as Father Dominic Spagnolia *

Daniel Baldwin Daniel Leroy Baldwin (born October 5, 1960) is an American actor. He is the second oldest of the four Baldwin brothers, all of whom are actors. Baldwin played the role of Detective Beau Felton in the NBC TV series '' Homicide: Life on the Str ...

as Angelo DeFranco *

as Mary Ryan *

Kenneth Welsh Kenneth Welsh, (March 30, 1942 – May 5, 2022) was a Canadian film and television actor. He was best known as the multi-faceted villain Windom Earle in ''Twin Peaks'', for his roles in the films '' The Day After Tomorrow'', ''Adoration'', '' S ...

as Bishop William Murphy *

Will Lyman William Lyman (born May 20, 1948) is an American voice-over artist, actor, and musician. Being known for his polished, resonant voice, Lyman has narrated the PBS series '' Frontline'' since its second season in 1984 and played William Tell in t ...

as Wilson Rogers, Jr. *

Jan Rubeš Jan Ladislav Rubeš CM (6 June 1920 – 29 June 2009) was a Czech-Canadian bass opera singer and actor. Life and career Rubeš was born in Volyně, Czechoslovakia, to Ružena (née Kellnerová) and Jan Rubeš. Not long after World War II, ...

as Pope

John Paul II Pope John Paul II ( la, Ioannes Paulus II; it, Giovanni Paolo II; pl, Jan Paweł II; born Karol Józef Wojtyła ; 18 May 19202 April 2005) was the head of the Catholic Church and sovereign of the Vatican City State from 1978 until his ...

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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'')

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s * 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'')

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