Absence of Malice

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Absence of Malice is a 1981 American drama film that explores journalistic ethics and the consequences of irresponsible reporting, starring Paul Newman and Sally Field.

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instanceOf film
academyAwardBestActorNominee Paul Newman NERFINISHED
academyAwardBestOriginalScreenplayNominee Kurt Luedtke NERFINISHED
cinematography Owen Roizman NERFINISHED
countryOfOrigin United States of America
surface form: United States
director Sydney Pollack NERFINISHED
distributedBy Columbia Pictures
distributedInFormat home video
theatrical release
editedBy Sheldon Kahn NERFINISHED
filmingLocation Fort Lauderdale NERFINISHED
Miami NERFINISHED
genre drama film
journalism film
legal drama film
hasFilmRating Rotten Tomatoes rating above 80 percent
hasMetacriticCategory generally favorable reviews
hasSubject government prosecution practices
newspaper reporting practices
organized crime investigation
leadCharacter Megan Carter NERFINISHED
Michael Gallagher NERFINISHED
mainTheme consequences of irresponsible reporting
journalistic ethics
mpaaRating PG
musicBy Dave Grusin NERFINISHED
narrativeLocation Miami NERFINISHED
nominatedFor Academy Award for Best Actor
Academy Award for Best Original Screenplay
originalLanguage English
portrays ethical dilemmas faced by journalists
impact of media on individuals under investigation
producer Sydney Pollack NERFINISHED
productionCompany Mirage Enterprises NERFINISHED
releaseDate 1981-12-18
releaseYear 1981
runtimeMinutes 116
screenwriter Kurt Luedtke NERFINISHED
setInPeriod late 20th century
starring Barry Primus NERFINISHED
Bob Balaban NERFINISHED
Luther Adler NERFINISHED
Melinda Dillon NERFINISHED
Paul Newman NERFINISHED
Sally Field NERFINISHED
Wilford Brimley NERFINISHED

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Sydney Pollack notableWork Absence of Malice
Sydney Pollack directed Absence of Malice
Melinda Dillon notableWork Absence of Malice
Anthony Wilford Brimley notableWork Absence of Malice
David Rayfiel notableWork Absence of Malice
Fredric Steinkamp edited Absence of Malice