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Absence of Malice is a 1981 American drama neo noir thriller film directed by Sydney Pollack and starring Paul Newman, Sally Field, Wilford Brimley, Melinda Dillon and Bob Balaban. The title refers to one of the defenses against libel defamation , and is used in journalism classes to illustrate the conflict between disclosing damaging personal ...
Dec 18, 1981 · Absence of Malice: Directed by Sydney Pollack. With Paul Newman, Sally Field, Bob Balaban, Melinda Dillon. When a prosecutor leaks to a Miami reporter that a liquor wholesaler is suspected in the murder of a union head, the man's life begins to unravel.
Sally Field's newspaper reporter is created through a quietly original performance that is not Norma Rae with a pencil behind her ear, but is an earnest, nervous, likable young woman who makes mistakes when she listens too closely to her heart, her ambition, or her editor (which of us cannot admit the same?).
Michael Colin Gallagher is the son of a long dead Mafia boss who is a simple liquor warehouse owner. Frustrated in his attempt to solve a murder of a union head, a prosecutor leaks a false story that Gallagher is a target of the investigation, hoping that he will tell them something for protection.
Megan Carter is a reporter duped into running an untrue story on Michael Gallagher, a suspected racketeer. He has an alibi for the time his supposed crime was committed but it involves an innocent...
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When reporter Megan gets a tip from the local DA office, she prints a story implicating a warehouse owner in the disappearance of a union head. Desperate to prove his innocence, the business owner confronts Megan and they team up in pursuit of the truth. 1,930 IMDb 6.9 1 h 56 min 1981. X-Ray PG.
Written by Peter McGinn on September 19, 2020. Megan Carter is a reporter duped into running an untrue story on Michael Gallagher, a suspected racketeer. He has an alibi for the time his crime was allegedly committed—but it involves an innocent party.
ABSENCE OF MALICE. Drama. In America, can a man be guilty until proven innocent? Suppose you picked up this morning's newspaper and your life was a front page headline... and everything they said was accurate but not true. This is the dilemma that must be faced in this timely drama about the incredible power of the press.
Absence of Malice - Metacritic. Summary When a prosecutor leaks a false story that a liquor warehouse owner is involved in the murder of an union head, the man's life begins to unravel. Drama. Romance. Thriller. Directed By: Sydney Pollack. Written By: Kurt Luedtke, David Rayfiel. Absence of Malice.
