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Guilty by Suspicion (1991)
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David Merrill (Robert De Niro), a fictitious 1950s Hollywood director, returns from filming abroad in... See full summary » Director:Irwin WinklerWriter:Irwin Winkler |
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| Robert De Niro | ... | ||
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Ruth Merrill
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Bunny Baxter
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| Patricia Wettig | ... |
Dorothy Nolan
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Sam Wanamaker | ... |
Felix Graff
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Paulie Merrill
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Larry Nolan
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Ben Piazza | ... | |
| Martin Scorsese | ... |
Joe Lesser
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Barry Primus | ... |
Bert Alan
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| Gailard Sartain | ... |
Chairman Wood
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| Robin Gammell | ... |
Congressman Tavenner
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Brad Sullivan | ... |
Congressman Velde
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| Tom Sizemore | ... |
Ray Karlin
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| Roxann Dawson | ... |
Felicia Barron
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David Merrill (Robert De Niro), a fictitious 1950s Hollywood director, returns from filming abroad in France to find that his loyalty has been called into question by the House Committee on Un-American Activities and he is unable to work until cleared. Before being called, his highest priority had been his work to the extent of leaving his wife (Annette Bening) and son (Luke Edwards) alone for months at a time. He initially refuses to implicate others or himself in a private meeting with Roy Cohn and a studio lawyer. This decision initially to stick to his principles first leaves him unable to work in his profession, even with films and producers he never would have worked with before. Harassment by the FBI leaves him unable to work on Broadway, with advertising agencies, or even in a small film repair shop. Finally, having fallen so far, and tempted with a new offer to direct a film from his old studio (if he testifies)... Written by Mike Harris <mharris@injersey.com>
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1950s | Mccarthy Hearings | House Unamerican Activities Committee | Film Director | Blacklist | See more »Taglines:
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La liste noire See more »Filming Locations:
20th Century Fox Studios - 10201 Pico Blvd., Century City, Los Angeles, California, USA See more »Box Office
Gross:
$9,480,198 (USA)Company Credits
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Written by Richard Rodgers and Lorenz Hart
Performed by George Shearing
Courtesy of Concord Jazz, Inc. See more »
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Blacklisted writer/director Abraham Polonsky wrote the original screenplay for the film. When Irwin Winkler decided to rewrite the script by changing De Niro's character from a Communist to a more generic Liberal, Polonsky had his name removed from the film's credits. "I wanted it to be about Communists because that's the way it really happened. ... They didn't need another story about a man who was falsely accused," he said in an interview in the New York Times. See more »Goofs
Anachronisms: There is a Milwaukee Braves baseball pennant on the wall of Merrill's son's room. This film takes place in 1951 and 1952. The Braves didn't move to Milwaukee from Boston until 1953. See more »Quotes
David Merrill: [about Dorothy Nolan] She was a good wife, a good mother, and you're responsible for her death. She was falsely accused, she couldn't get work, her son was taken away from her - all because of this committee. In the name of ridding the world of Communism, you destroyed her life.See more »
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"IT NEVER ENTERED MY MIND"Written by Richard Rodgers and Lorenz Hart
Performed by George Shearing
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