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Absence of Malice is a 1981 American drama film directed by Sydney Pollack and starring Paul Newman and Sally Field. It explores the themes of journalism, libel, and corruption in a story of a liquor wholesaler who is falsely accused of murder.
A liquor wholesaler is falsely accused of a murder by the FBI and a reporter, and faces tragic consequences. IMDb provides cast and crew information, user and critic reviews, trivia, goofs, quotes, and more for this 1981 film.
- (15K)
- Drama, Romance, Thriller
- Sydney Pollack
- 1981-12-18
There’s a story about a legendary Chicago editor who was presented with a major scoop obtained by dubious means. First he convinced himself the story was factually sound. Then he issued the classic instruction: “Print it tonight, and call the lawyers in the morning.” Now there’s an editor who might have enjoyed “Absence of Malice.”
Absence of Malice. List. 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...
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- Sydney Pollack
- PG
- Paul Newman
A drama about the power of the press and the presumption of innocence in America. Michael Gallagher (Paul Newman) is falsely accused of a crime by a newspaper and faces the consequences of his life.
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.
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Jul 28, 2003 · Miami businessman Michael Gallagher (Paul Newman, his first scene), implicated in a newspaper article about a missing union boss, confronts reporter Megan (Sally Field), editor McAdam (Josef Sommer) and lawyer Davidek (John Harkins), in Sydney Pollack's.
