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Box office. $9.48 million. 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.
- $13 million
- James Newton Howard
- March 15, 1991
- Arnon Milchan
Mar 15, 1991 · Martin Scorsese portrays a fictional director called "Joe Lesser". This character is based on Director Joseph Losey, who left Hollywood in the 1950s, rather than face the HUAC examinations.
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- Drama
- Irwin Winkler
- 1991-03-15
Feb 24, 1991 · "Guilty By Suspicion" was written, produced and directed by a man named Irwin Winkler, who is not old enough to have experienced the blacklist at firsthand, but who wanted to make the film because he felt it was a chapter of history that should not be forgotten - and perhaps also because, as Santayana said, those who cannot remember the past ...
Mar 15, 1991 · 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.
Guilty by Suspicion (1991) - Full Cast & Crew - IMDb. Edit. Guilty by Suspicion (1991) Full Cast & Crew. See agents for this cast & crew on IMDbPro. Directed by. Writing Credits ( WGA) . Cast (in credits order) verified as complete . Robert De Niro. ... David Merrill. Annette Bening. ... Ruth Merrill. George Wendt. ... Bunny Baxter. Patricia Wettig
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When director David Merrill (Robert De Niro) returns to the United States from Paris, he is called before the House Un-American Activities Committee.
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.
