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Kurt Luedtke. Writer. 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 ...
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.
Terence Marsh. Learn more about the full cast of Absence of Malice with news, photos, videos and more at TV Guide.
- Sydney Pollack
With Paul Newman, Sally Field, Bob Balaban, Melinda Dillon. When prosecutor Elliot Rosen leaks to naive but well-meaning Miami reporter Megan Carter that liquor wholesaler Mike Gallagher is suspected in the murder of local longshoreman union president Joey Diaz, Gallagher's life begins to unravel.
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- Drama, Romance, Thriller
- Sydney Pollack
- 1981-12-18
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A misled Miami newswoman (Sally Field) libels a gangster's honest son (Paul Newman).
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