Kathy Jensen

The Pledge -- Oscar winner Jack Nicholson, John Malkovich and Oscar, Golden Globe and Emmy winner Vanessa Redgrave star in this tense '50s crimedrama.

Oscar winner Jack Nicholson ("As Good As it Gets," "A Few Good Men"), John Malkovich ("Being John Malkovich") and Oscar, Golden Globe and Emmy winner Vanessa Redgrave ("Mission: Impossible") star in this tense '50s crime drama. Based on the acclaimed novel by Swiss author Friedrich Durrenmatt. Co-starring Oscar-nominated Sam Shepard ("The Right Stuff"), Golden Globe nominee Robin Wright Penn ("Forrest Gump"), Costas Mandylor ("Picket Fences") and Harry Dean Stanton ("The Green Mile"). Directed by Oscar and Golden Globe nominee Sean Penn ("Dead Man Walking").

Homicide detective Jerry Black (Jack Nicholson) is on the eve of retirement when he gets a call that changes everything. A young girl has been murdered, and Black takes the case, promising the distraught parents he'll see it through to the end. Robin Wright co-stars as Black's companion, a single, working-class mother who can't divine the obsessive streak that makes him tick. Sean Penn directs this psychological thriller.

Oscar winner Jack Nicholson, John Malkovich and Oscar, Golden Globe and Emmy winner Vanessa Redgrave star in this tense '50s crimedrama.