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.
Title | Absence of Malice |
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Year | 1981 |
Genre | Drama, Romance |
Country | United States of America |
Studio | Mirage Enterprises, Columbia Pictures |
Cast | Sally Field, Paul Newman, Bob Balaban, Melinda Dillon, Luther Adler, Barry Primus |
Crew | Sydney Pollack (Director), Kurt Luedtke (Writer), Tom E. Dahl (Sound Re-Recording Mixer), David Rayfiel (Writer), Les Fresholtz (Sound Re-Recording Mixer), Arthur Piantadosi (Sound Re-Recording Mixer) |
Keyword | murder, prosecutor, newspaper reporter, labor union, legal thriller |
Release | Nov 19, 1981 |
Runtime | 116 minutes |
Quality | HD |
IMDb | 6.60 / 10 by 204 users |
Popularity | 11 |
Budget | 12,000,000 |
Revenue | 40,716,963 |
Language | Español, English |