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Guilty by Suspicion is a 1991 American period drama film about the Hollywood blacklist, McCarthyism, and the activities of the House Un-American Activities Committee. Written and directed by Irwin Winkler in his directorial debut, the film stars Robert De Niro, Annette Bening, and George Wendt.
Mar 15, 1991 · Guilty by Suspicion: Directed by Irwin Winkler. With Robert De Niro, Annette Bening, George Wendt, Patricia Wettig. Returning to Hollywood 1951 after working in France, a movie director meets McCarthyism head-on.
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- Irwin Winkler
- 1991-03-15
Mar 15, 1991 · When director David Merrill (Robert De Niro) returns to the United States from Paris, he is called before the House Un-American Activities Committee. Though he is not a communist, he refuses to ...
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- Irwin Winkler
- PG-13
- Robert De Niro
The movie tells the story of a fictional director named David Merrill, played by Robert De Niro as a man who is not a fanatic or hero, but balks at betraying his friends before a group he has no respect for. As the film opens, Merrill has come back from Europe for a conference with Darryl F. Zanuck ( Ben Piazza ), head of 20th Century-Fox.
David Merrill ( Robert De Niro ), a fictitious 1950s Hollywood Director, returns from filming abroad in France to find that his loyalty has been called into question by the House Committee on Un-American Activities, and he is unable to work until cleared.
Guilty by Suspicion. De Niro plays Merrill, a director pressured to testify against friends who are suspected Communists. 167 IMDb 6.5 1 h 44 min 1991. X-Ray PG-13. Drama · Cerebral · Dark · Gentle. Available to rent or buy. Rent. HD $3.59. Buy. HD $9.99. More purchase. options.
The directorial debut of producer Irwin Winkler, Guilty by Suspicion is a sobering account of one movie executive's woes in dealing with the political fallout...
