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Absence Of Malice
1981
Sydney Pollack directs Paul Newman as Michael Gallagher, the innocent son of a long-dead Mafia boss who suddenly finds that he is the subject of a criminal investigation. Eventually he discovers that the press's source is intentionally pressuring him and hoping that he'll leak insider information in exchange for protection. .. Read more
| Starring | Paul Newman, Sally Field, Bob Balaban, Luther Adler |
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| Director | Sydney Pollack |
| Genres | Drama |
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Absence Of Malice
Sydney Pollack directs Paul Newman as Michael Gallagher, the innocent son of a long-dead Mafia boss who suddenly finds that he is the subject of a criminal investigation. Eventually he discovers that the press's source is intentionally pressuring him and hoping that he'll leak insider information in exchange for protection. Sally Field plays the reporter who stands behind her legal right as a journalist to exert the pressure--until she hears his side. The result is a drama in which the powerful and often prejudicial role of the press is convincingly depicted.
| Starring | Paul Newman, Sally Field, Bob Balaban, Luther Adler, Barry Primus, Melinda Dillon |
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| Director | Sydney Pollack |
| Studio | SONY PICTURES HOME ENTERTAINMENT |
| Run time | DVD: 1 hr 51 mins |
| Certificate |  |
| Genres | Drama |
| Language | DVD: English |
| Dubbed | French, German, Italian, Spanish |
| Subtitles | DVD: Arabic, Bulgarian, Czech, Danish, Dutch, English, Finnish, French, German, Greek, Hebrew, Hindi, Hungarian, Icelandic, Italian, Norwegian, Polish, Portuguese, Spanish, Swedish, Turkish |
| Released | Production year: 1981 To Rent: DVD: 16 Jul 2001 |
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Impeccably liberal in its orientation to 'issues' - the power and responsibilities of the press, the impact of... read more on Time Out
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A film to make you think about the news
In this journalistic drama, Paul Newman plays the son of a deceased bootlegger who becomes the prime suspect in an investigation into the disappearance of a man... read more »
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ABSENCE OF NONSENSE
Excellent movie about the difference between facts and the truth and the common conflation of the two by journalists and scandal-mongers. The issues are subtly ... read more »
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A good film
A good, well worked out plot and some great character acting help make this dated film very watchable.
It suffers from the common mumbled dialogue ... read more » - 859493
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Malicious Attorney
This would appear to be a little dated now but I feel that the quality which we have come to expect from Sydney Pollack as a Director is stil apparent.
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Sydney Pollack 1934–2008
- 28 May 2008
Sydney Pollack 1934-2008 Sydney Pollack, the American actor and filmmaker, passed away after a battle with cancer, Monday. He was 73. Pollack won the Academy Award for Best Director and Best Picture for Out of Africa in 1985, and was nominated on three other occasions, for Tootsie, They Shoot Horses, Don't They, and as producer on last year's Michael Clayton. Pollack was perhaps more familiar to filmgoers than most directors on the strength of several notable supporting roles including Eyes... Read more
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Absence Of Malice
Sydney Pollack directs Paul Newman as Michael Gallagher, the innocent son of a long-dead Mafia boss who suddenly finds that he is the subject of a criminal investigation. Eventually he discovers that the press's source is intentionally pressuring him and hoping that he'll leak insider information ...
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