The Pledge (film)

The Pledge
Theatrical release poster
Directed by	Sean Penn
Screenplay by	Jerzy Kromolowski Mary Olson-Kromolowski
Based on	The Pledge by Friedrich Dürrenmatt
Produced by	Michael Fitzgerald Sean Penn Elie Samaha
Starring	Jack Nicholson Benicio del Toro Aaron Eckhart Helen Mirren Tom Noonan Robin Wright Penn Vanessa Redgrave Mickey Rourke Sam Shepard Lois Smith Harry Dean Stanton
Cinematography	Chris Menges
Edited by	Jay Lash Cassidy
Music by	Klaus Badelt Hans Zimmer
Production companies	Morgan Creek Productions, Inc. Franchise Pictures Clyde Is Hungry Films Epsilon Motion Pictures
Distributed by	Warner Bros. Pictures
Release date	January 19, 2001 (2001-01-19)
Running time	123 minutes[1]
Country	United States
Language	English
Budget	$37 million[2]
Box office	$29.4 million[3]

The Pledge is a 2001 American neo-noir psychological mystery drama film directed by Sean Penn and starring Jack Nicholson alongside an ensemble supporting cast of Patricia Clarkson, Aaron Eckhart, Helen Mirren, Robin Wright Penn, Vanessa Redgrave, Sam Shepard, Mickey Rourke, Tom Noonan, Lois Smith and Benicio del Toro. It was in competition at the 2001 Cannes Film Festival.

The Pledge is based on Friedrich Dürrenmatt's 1958 novella The Pledge: Requiem for the Detective Novel. Dürrenmatt wrote the novella to refine the theme he originally developed in the screenplay for the 1958 German film It Happened in Broad Daylight with Heinz Rühmann.