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Absence of Malice

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Absence of Malice
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PG,1hr 56min
Genre:
Drama
Release:
1981
Director:
Sydney Pollack
Distributor:
Columbia TriStar
Starring:
Paul Newman, Sally Field, Bob Balaban  ...more
Synopsis: In this legal drama from director Sydney Pollack, Sally Field stars as Megan, an ambitious newpaper reporter who, based on information from FBI investigator Rosen, played by Bob Balaban, writes a scathing article that implicates Gallagher, a reclusive business-owner played by Paul Newman, in the recent disappearance of a labor leader. When Gallagher confronts Megan and sets her straight, the two team together to prove his innocence and have a few romantic interludes along the way. Wilford Brimley ... Full Synopsis
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Michael Betzold, AMG Review
Kurt Luedtke translated his own experiences as a big-city newspaper editor at the Detroit Free Press to write his first feature film. He earned an Academy Award nomination for original screenplay for his journalistically credible story about a naïve, eager-beaver young reporter (Sally Field) misled by a federal investigator into fingering the wrong man (Paul Newman) in the murder of a longshoreman's ... Full Review
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Paul Newman
Gallagher
Sally Field
Megan
Bob Balaban
Rosen
Melinda Dillon
Teresa
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Paul Newman, left, and Sally Field in "Absence of Malice" (1981) (Eva Sereny / Camera Press / Retna...
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