Absence of Malice(Movie, 1981)

Name: Absence of Malice
Genre: Drama, Romance / Love, Thriller
Released: 1981
Duration: T01:56:00
Rating: 3.3

FSK: 12+ years

| 1h 56min | Genres: Drama, Romance / Love, Thriller

Rating: 3.3/5 (with 82 votes)

Absence of Malice is a 1981 American drama neo noir thriller film directed by Sydney Pollack and starring Paul Newman, Sally Field, Wilford Brimley, Melinda Dillon and Bob Balaban. The title refers to one of the defenses against libel defamation, and is used in journalism classes to illustrate the conflict between disclosing damaging personal information and the public's right to know. ()

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Available languages: German
Duration: 1h 51min

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Duration: 1h 56min

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Also available at Amazon.de on: DVD Blu-ray

Awards & Nominations for Absence of Malice

nominated for: Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress nominated for: Academy Award for Best Actor nominated for: Academy Award for Best Original Screenplay

About Absence of Malice

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.

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TV Trailer(Trailer, 1:01)

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Additional Information

Production country: United States of America (USA)

Plays in: Miami metropolitan area, Miami & Miami Beach (Florida)

Made by: Columbia Pictures, Mirage Enterprises

Original language: English (EN)

Spoken languages: English (EN)

Translated into 24 languages: Bulgarian (BG), Catalan (CA), Czech (CS), Danish (DA), German (DE), Greek (EL), English (EN), Spanish (ES), Persian (FA), French (FR), Hebrew (HE), Hungarian (HU), Italian (IT), Japanese (JA), Georgian (KA), Korean (KO), Dutch (NL), Polish (PL), Portuguese (PT), Romanian (RO), Russian (RU), Swedish (SV), Turkish (TR), Chinese (Mandarin) (ZH)

Status: Released

Release date DE: 03/05/1982 (World premiere: 11/19/1981)

Cast: Paul Newman, Sally Field, Bob Balaban, Melinda Dillon, Luther Adler, Barry Primus, Josef Sommer, Wilford Brimley, Bill Hindman, William Kerwin

Director: Sydney Pollack

Producer: Sydney Pollack

Screenwriter: Kurt Luedtke, David Rayfiel

Film Editor: Sheldon Kahn

Director of Photography: Owen Roizman

Composer: Dave Grusin

Alternative titles in other countries (from previews, ads etc.):

"Ausencia de malicia"

"Die Sensationsreporterin"

"Липса на умисъл"

"Ausência de Malícia"

"Die Sensationsreporterin"

"I god tro"

"Halbade kavatsusteta"

"Ei rikosmielessä"

"Χωρίς δόλο"

"A szenzáció áldozata"

"Lelo Kavanut Zadon"

"Diritto di cronaca"

"A Calúnia"

"Utan ont uppsåt"

Keywords: labor union, murder, newspaper reporter, legal thriller, prosecutor

Budget: 12,000,000 USD

Revenue: 40,716,963 USD (= 339%)

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Absence of Malice(Movie, 1981)

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