Robert De Niro
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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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- Drama
- Irwin Winkler
- 1991-03-15
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
Merrill has been estranged from his wife (Annette Bening), but now, broke and needing encouragement, he moves back in with her and their son, sleeping on the couch. He makes a trip to New York, where old Broadway friends shun him when they discover he's blacklisted.
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Already on rocky terms with his wife, Ruth (Annette Bening) and unable to work in film, theater or advertising, Merrill starts to waver in his principles. Director Irwin Winkler
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- Irwin Winkler
- PG-13
- Robert De Niro
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 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.
Robert De Niro stars as David Merrill, a film director in the 1950s whose obsession with his burgeoning career has estranged him from his wife Ruth (Annette Bening) and their son.
