Blind Faith Movie Review 1998

In 1957, John Williams (Vance) is a struggling new lawyer, living with elder sibling Charles (Dutton) and his family in a Bronx neighborhood. The first black NYPD sergeant, Charles has an uneasy relationship with his eldest son, Charlie (Whitt). The family's shocked when Charlie's accused of murdering a white boy during a robbery attempt, especially when he confesses. John thinks the cops beat the confession out of the boy and becomes determined to defend him but he gradually becomes suspicious of the story Charlie is telling him.

Distribution

Evergreen Entertainment, 6100 Wilshire Blvd., Ste. 1400, Los Angeles, CA 90048, Phone: (213)634-3000, Fax: (213)549-3760

Available on VHS, DVD
Running time 122 minutes.

Cast and Crew

Genres

African America, Aunts & Uncles, Nieces & Nephews, Period Piece: 1950s, Cops, Order in the Court, Law & Lawyers, Flashback

Screenplay

Frank Military

Cast

Courtney B. Vance, Charles S. Dutton, Garland Whitt, Kadeem Hardison, Lonette McKee, Karen Glave, Dan Lett

Cinematography

Rodney Charters

Director

Ernest R. Dickerson

Music

Ron Carter

Producer

Mace Neufeld, Robert Rehme, Showtime Networks