Absence of Malice
In America can a man be guilty until proven innocent?
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Country
Production
Budget
$12 000 000
Box office
$40 716 963
Director
Actors
Sally Field, Paul Newman, Bob Balaban, Melinda Dillon, Luther Adler, Barry Primus, Josef Sommer, John Harkins, Don Hood, Wilford Brimley
All actors and roles (10)
All actors and roles (10)
Scenario
Kurt Luedtke, David Rayfiel
Producer
Sydney Pollack, Ronald L. Schwary
Camera operator
Composer
Artist
Audition
Editing
Sheldon Kahn
Whole Team (49)
Whole Team (49)
Short description
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 crime was allegedly committed—but it involves an innocent party. When he tells Carter the truth and the newspaper runs it, tragedy follows, forcing Carter to face up to the responsibilities of her job when she is confronted by Gallagher.
What's left behind the scenes
- The script is based on a true story where a Washington Post journalist received a Pulitzer Prize for a fabricated article and was later forced to return it.
- The film was shot from November 1980 to March 1981.
- According to screenwriter Kurt Ludtke, the film's script was inspired by the 1964 'New York Times Co. v. Sullivan' court case.
- The film's title is a legal term.
- With the exception of the last 15 minutes, the entire film was shot in functioning restaurants, bars, banks, and government buildings in Florida, Miami.
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