Absence of Malice

In America can a man be guilty until proven innocent?
Absence of Malice (1981)
Timing: 1:56 (116 min)
Absence of Malice - TMDB rating
6.613/10
191
Absence of Malice - Kinopoisk rating
6.805/10
1206
Absence of Malice - IMDB rating
6.9/10
16000
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Release date
Country
Genre
Drama, Romance
Budget
$12 000 000
Revenue
$40 716 963
Website
Director
Scenario
Kurt Luedtke, David Rayfiel
Producer
Sydney Pollack, Ronald L. Schwary
Operator
Composer
Artist
Audition
Editing
Sheldon Kahn
All 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

  • With the exception of the last 15 minutes, the entire film was shot in functioning restaurants, bars, banks, and government buildings in Florida, Miami.
  • According to screenwriter Kurt Ludtke, the film's script was inspired by the 1964 'New York Times Co. v. Sullivan' court case.
  • 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's title is a legal term.
  • The film was shot from November 1980 to March 1981.
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