1982
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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.
Dec 18, 1981 · A liquor wholesaler is falsely accused of a murder by a journalist and the FBI, and faces a tough choice to protect his friend or reveal his alibi. IMDb provides cast and crew information, user and critic reviews, trivia, goofs, quotes, and more for this Oscar-nominated film.
- (15K)
- Drama, Romance, Thriller
- Sydney Pollack
A romantic thriller about a reporter (Sally Field) who falls in love with a suspect (Paul Newman) in a murder investigation. Ebert praises the performances and the plot, but criticizes the journalistic ethics and the editors' laxity.
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...
- (27)
- Sydney Pollack
- PG
- Paul Newman
Absence of Malice is a legal drama directed by Sydney Pollack, featuring Sally Field as an ambitious journalist and Paul Newman as a businessman under FBI investigation. The film explores themes of ethics in journalism and the responsibilities of the media. Tension escalates as the characters navigate their moral dilemmas within the boundaries of law and justice.
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.
Absence Of Malice. 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.
