ABSENCE OF MALICE - BLU

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• Release Year: 1981
• Genre: Drama, Romance, Suspense/Thriller
• Plot: 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.; ; Michael Gallagher (played by Paul Newman in an Oscar -nominated performance, 1981, Best Actor) reads in the paper that he is the subject of a criminal investigation. Suddenly, everything he has ever worked for is in jeopardy. He confronts the author, Megan Carter (Sally Field), a relentless investigative reporter. Together they learn that the story was purposely leaked to Carter as part of a plot by the chief investigator. Gallagher's life hangs in the balance as he and Carter try to uncover the truth.
• Cast: Paul Newman, Sally Field, Bob Balaban, Melinda Dillon, Luther Adler, Barry Primus, Josef Sommer, John Harkins, Don Hood, Wilford Brimley, Arnie Ross, Anna Marie Napoles, Shelley Spurlock, Shawn McAllister, Joe Petrullo, William Kerwin, Oswaldo Calvo, Clardy Malugen, Sharon Anderson, Jody Wilson, Ilse Earl, Alfredo Álvarez Calderón, Pat Sullivan, Bill Hindman, John Archie, Timothy Hawkins, Ricardo Márquez, Patricia Matzdorff, Diane Zolten, Kathy Suergiu, Jeff Gillen, Ted Bartsch, Sugar Ray Mann, Richard O'Barry, Chuck Lupo, John DiSanti, Laurie V. Logan, Jack McDermott, Mark Harris, Bobbie Ellyne Kosstrin, Lynn Parraga, Lee Sandman, Barry Hober, Gary Van Auken, Phanie Napoli, Sydney Pollack, Kurt Luedtke
• Director: Sydney Pollack
• Runtime: 1:56
• Company: Columbia Pictures, Image Entertainment
• Media Format: Movie