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Absence of Malice

1981·1h 56m·PG·Drama·Romance·Crime
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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.

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DirectorSydney Pollack
WriterKurt Luedtke
Release dateNovember 19, 1981
Runtime1h 56m
Budget$12M
Box office$41M
LanguageEnglish

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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...

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Absence of Malice was directed by Sydney Pollack and released in 1981. It stars Sally Field, Paul Newman and Bob Balaban.

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