The Crossing Guard (1995)

Tender Child, Rest in Heaven

Booth (David Morse) leads Freddy (Jack Nicholson) to his daughter’s gravesite. For both men, years of grief and torment are exorcised, and their animus towards one another is finally disarmed.

Directed by Sean Penn.

© Miramax Films 2012

Released in 1995 by Miramax Films.

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  • actor: David Morse
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  • director: Sean Penn
  • producer: Richard N. Gladstein
  • producer: David Hamburger
  • producer: Sean Penn
  • producer: Harvey Weinstein
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  • cinematographer: Vilmos Zsigmond
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  • editor: Jay Cassidy
  • costume-designer: Jill M. Ohanneson
  • production-designer: Michael D. Haller
  • role-name: John Booth
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  • screenwriter: Sean Penn
  • year: 1995
  • studio: Miramax Films

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