Our Fathers (film)

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.

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[1]
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 (2005-05-21)

Cast

• 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

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]
			Christopher Plummer	Nominated
	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]
	Writers Guild of America Awards	Long Form – Adapted	Thomas Michael Donnelly	Nominated	[8]

See also

• Catholic sex abuse cases