Absence of Malice
Absence of Malice is a 1981 American drama neo noir thriller film directed by Sydney Pollack and starring Paul Newman, Sally Field, Wilford Brimley, Melinda Dillon and Bob Balaban.
Plot
Miami liquor wholesaler Michael Gallagher, the son of a deceased criminal, awakens to find himself a front-page story in the local newspaper. The paper indicates that he is being investigated in the disappearance and presumed murder of a longshoremans' union official, Joey Diaz.
More details
| author | David Rayfiel Kurt Luedtke |
|---|---|
| contentLocation | Miami Miami metropolitan area |
| director | Sydney Pollack |
| editor | Sheldon Kahn |
| genre | crime drama thriller |
| keywords | attorney general crime boss district attorney federal agent federal prosecutor follow front page grand jury kill local newspaper love affair meet newspaper reporter principal read us attorney general |
| musicBy | Dave Grusin |
| nomination | Academy Award for Best Actor Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress Academy Award for Best Writing, Original Screenplay |
| producer | Ronald L. Schwary |
| productionCompany | Mirage Enterprises |
| publisher | Columbia Pictures |
| theme | noir |