The Pledge
Summary: A retiring police detective pledges to catch the killer of a young child.
Release Date: January 19, 2001
Director:
Sean Penn
Runtime: 2 h 04 min
MPAA: R
Language: English
Movie budget: $ 35,000,000
Domestic: $ 19,733,089
International: $ 9,686,202
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