A powerful drama in which two brothers whose chosen lifestyles and careers are opposed to each other. One is a gangster and the other is a priest. They come into sharp conflict after a murder is committed.
In Los Angeles, circa 1940, an embittered, once-corrupt cop named Tom Spellacy is investigating two murders: that of a priest found dead in a whorehouse, and that of a mutilated woman in a park. As he searches for the culprits, Spellacy uncovers an immense web of corruption, involving prostitutes, dirty cops and pornography. Even the Roman Catholic Church is implicated, particularly one Monsignor Des Spellacy, Tom's brother. Although Des is innocent of any wrongdoing, his actions raise moral and religious issues that Tom must deal with, in order to solve these bizarre murders.
DVD Features:
Keep Case
Dual Side
Audio:
Mono - English
Subtitles - English, Spanish - Optional
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Review 1:
"...Intriguing..."
Source: Sight and Sound
p.63 12/01/1981
Review 2:
"...[A] powerhouse topline casting combo and provocative theme..."
Source: Variety
09/02/1981
Review 3:
"[With] a scathing anatomy of L.A.'s corrupt civic underbelly to rival CHINATOWN's.."
Source: Film Comment
p.76 05/01/2007
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