Keeping the Faith
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| Directed by | Edward Norton |
| Produced by |
Hawk Koch Edward Norton Stuart Blumberg |
| Written by | Stuart Blumberg |
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Ben Stiller Jenna Elfman Edward Norton Eli Wallach Anne Bancroft |
| Music by | Elmer Bernstein |
| Cinematography | Anastas N. Michos |
| Edited by | Malcolm Campbell |
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| Distributed by | Buena Vista Pictures |
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128 minutes |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
| Budget | $29 million |
| Box office | $59.9 million |
Keeping the Faith is a 2000 American romantic comedy film written by Stuart Blumberg, and starring Ben Stiller, Edward Norton (in his directorial debut), Jenna Elfman, Eli Wallach, and Anne Bancroft. This film was released by Touchstone Pictures and Spyglass Entertainment, in association with Triple Threat Talent, on April 14, 2000.
The film is dedicated to Norton's late mother, Robin. It had a budget of $29 million.
The film begins with a drunken and downtrodden Catholic priest telling his story to a sympathetic bartender (Brian George). Father Brian Finn (Edward Norton) has been dedicated to his calling since he was a child and now shares the duties of a New York parish with an older priest, Fr. Havel (Miloš Forman). Rabbi Jacob "Jake" Schram (Ben Stiller), best friends with Brian since childhood, is the youngest rabbi at his Conservative synagogue; his lack of effort to find a Jewish wife often results in his mother, Ruth (Anne Bancroft) and other women of his congregation setting him up on blind dates, much to his dismay. The two men show a close bond, even in their professions, where the two are planning the opening of a jointly sponsored community center. In its earlier days, the friendship included a third party. Via flashbacks and reminiscent musings, Anna Reilly (Jenna Elfman) is introduced: she met Jake and Brian in middle school, after beating up a bully who was picking on them. The three became great friends, and enjoyed their childhood together. Unfortunately, Anna's father got a new job that resulted in the Reillys moving to California, and ultimately she lost touch with Brian and Jake.
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