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The Pardon

Play trailer Poster for The Pardon PG-13,  2012,  2h 0m,  History/ Drama/ Biography Play Trailer Watchlist
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Beautiful but tormented, Toni Jo Henry gains notoriety while standing trial for murder in the 1940s Louisiana.

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Sheri Linden Los Angeles Times Aug 6, 2015
A plodding feature that makes ample use of the legal record as well as evocative Shreveport locations while leaving the well of affecting drama untapped. Go to Full Review
Kam Williams Baret News Aug 14, 2015
3/4
Jaime King lights up the screen as an empathetic femme fatale in a compelling costume drama painstakingly-recreating events surrounding a real-life murder trial unfolding in Louisiana back in 1940. Go to Full Review
Mike Scott Times-Picayune Mar 22, 2013
1/5
Part period drama, part courtroom drama and part sermon, it's a film that never gives itself much of a chance to hit its narrative stride. Go to Full Review
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Tom Anton

Director

Jaime King

Toni Jo Henry

Jason Lewis

Cowboy

T.J. Thyne

Father Richard

Tim Guinee

Norman Anderson

Leigh Whannell

Clement Moss

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Synopsis Beautiful but tormented, Toni Jo Henry gains notoriety while standing trial for murder in the 1940s Louisiana.
Director
Tom Anton
Producer
Tom Anton, Sandi Russell, Blair Daily, Jackie George
Screenwriter
Sandi Russell, Tom Anton
Production Co
The Pardon Group
Rating
PG-13 (Some Drug Content|Sexual Situations|Disturbing Violent Images|Thematic Material)
Genre
History, Drama, Biography
Original Language
English
Release Date (Theaters)
Dec 7, 2012, Original
Release Date (Streaming)
Aug 25, 2015
Box Office (Gross USA)
$8.8K
Runtime
2h 0m
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