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.
Mar 15, 1991 · 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.
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.
Annette Bening as his wife, Ruth is staring to have doubts about his affiliations and his friend Bunny after he's blacklisted. Merrill wavering his principles might be the only thing he has to...
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- Irwin Winkler
- PG-13
- Robert De Niro
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Guilty by Suspicion is a 1991 American drama film that was written & directed by Irwin Winkler, starring Robert De Niro, Annette Bening and George Wendt. The film's theme is about the Hollywood blacklist and associated activities stemming from McCarthyism and the House Un-American Activities...
