Plain Truth (film)
| Plain Truth | |
|---|---|
| Directed by | Paul Shapiro |
| Produced by | Michael Mahoney |
| Written by | Jodi Picoult |
| Screenplay by | Matthew Tabak |
| Based on | Plain Truth |
| Starring |
Mariska Hargitay Alison Pill Jan Niklas |
| Music by | Yves Laferrière |
| Cinematography | David Greene |
| Edited by | Michael Pacek |
Production company | |
| Distributed by | Lifetime Television |
Release dates | October 4, 2004 |
Running time | 90 min. |
| Country |
 United States |
| Language | English |
Plain Truth is a 2004 TV Drama directed by Paul Shapiro, starring Mariska Hargitay, Alison Pill and Jan Niklas. The movie is based on Jodi Picoult's book Plain Truth, where an Amish teen hides a pregnancy, gives birth in secret, and then flatly denies it all when the baby's body is found, urban defense attorney Ellie Harrison decides to defend her.[1]
Plot summary
Katie (Alison Pill) is an 18-year-old girl who lives in a small Amish community in the Pennsylvania farm country. When a newborn baby is found dead, police suspect foul play, and Katie is accused of having given birth to the child, then taking its life. Katie protests her innocence on both charges, and Ellie Hathaway (Mariska Hargitay), a tough and well-respected attorney, is brought in to defend her in court.[2]
Cast
- Mariska Hargitay as Ellie Harrison
- Alison Pill as Katie Fitch
- Jan Niklas as Aaron Fitch
- Kate Trotter as Sarah Fitch
- Alec McClure as Jacob Fitch
- Robert Bockstael as George Calloway
- Colin Fox as Bishop Stoflus
- Jonathan LaPaglia as Cooper
- Laura Leigh Hughes as Det. Lisa Munro
- Catherine Disher as Leda
- Andrew Martin-Smith as Samuel Stoflus
- Christopher Ralph as Adam Sinclair
- Jeremy Akerman as Judge
- Mauralea Austin as Jury foreman
- Nigel Bennett as Jeremy Whitmore
References
External links
- Plain Truth at the Internet Movie Database
- Plain Truth at AllMovie
- Plain Truth at the TCM Movie Database