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Released Year: 1991
Runtime: 100 minutes
Genre: Drama
Directors: Irwin Winkler
Writers: Irwin Winkler
Casts: Barry Primus, Tom Sizemore, Martin Scorsese, Luke Edwards, Robert De Niro, Chris Cooper, Gailard Sartain, Sam Wanamaker, Annette Bening, Robin Gammell, Stuart Margolin, Barry Tubb, Patricia Wettig, Brad Sullivan, George Wendt, Ben Piazza, Roxann Dawson
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(1 votes, average: 5.00 out of 5)
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Chicago Sun-Times -
Guilty by Suspicion is about a period that is now some 40 years ago (although some blacklist members did not work again until the 1970s). But it teaches a lesson we are always in danger of forgetting: that the greatest service we can do our country is to be true to our conscience.
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The New York Times -
A stirring and tragic evocation of terrible times.
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Chicago Reader -
Yes, the picture is flawed, but it is still something unusual in contemporary movies, a work that deserves to be called honorable, and not only in its intentions.
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Variety -
First writing-directing effort by vet producer Irwin Winkler squarely lays out the professional, ethical and moral dilemmas engendered by the insidious political pressures brought to bear on filmmakers in the early 1950s. Robert De Niro is excellent as a top director brought down by reactionary paranoia. But the drama comes to life only fitfully.
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Empire -
The pace drags terribly, however, and the period detail is distractingly off in small ways that become annoying. Thankfully, though, things perk up with a bravura finale, when Merrill finally takes the witness stand before the dreaded inquisitors.
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Guilty by Suspicion (1991)
This compelling story vividly recreates Hollywood's infamous 'Blacklist Era'. The witch-hunt has begun and director David Merrill can revive his stalled career by testifying against friends who are suspected communists. Merrill's ex wife shares a whirlpool of scandals that draws them closer together while his chances for ever making movies again slips further away...
Guilty by Suspicion (1991)
(1 votes, average: 5.00 out of 5)Loading...
Information
Released Year: 1991
Runtime: 100 minutes
Genre: Drama
Directors: Irwin Winkler
Writers: Irwin Winkler
Casts: Barry Primus, Tom Sizemore, Martin Scorsese, Luke Edwards, Robert De Niro, Chris Cooper, Gailard Sartain, Sam Wanamaker, Annette Bening, Robin Gammell, Stuart Margolin, Barry Tubb, Patricia Wettig, Brad Sullivan, George Wendt, Ben Piazza, Roxann Dawson
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This compelling story vividly recreates Hollywood's infamous 'Blacklist Era'. The witch-hunt has begun and director David Merrill can revive his stalled career by testifying against friends who are suspected communists. Merrill's ex wife shares a whirlpool of scandals that draws them closer together while his chances for ever making movies again slips further away...
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Reviews
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Chicago Sun-Times -
Guilty by Suspicion is about a period that is now some 40 years ago (although some blacklist members did not work again until the 1970s). But it teaches a lesson we are always in danger of forgetting: that the greatest service we can do our country is to be true to our conscience.
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The New York Times -
A stirring and tragic evocation of terrible times.
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Chicago Reader -
Yes, the picture is flawed, but it is still something unusual in contemporary movies, a work that deserves to be called honorable, and not only in its intentions.
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Variety -
First writing-directing effort by vet producer Irwin Winkler squarely lays out the professional, ethical and moral dilemmas engendered by the insidious political pressures brought to bear on filmmakers in the early 1950s. Robert De Niro is excellent as a top director brought down by reactionary paranoia. But the drama comes to life only fitfully.
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Empire -
The pace drags terribly, however, and the period detail is distractingly off in small ways that become annoying. Thankfully, though, things perk up with a bravura finale, when Merrill finally takes the witness stand before the dreaded inquisitors.
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This compelling story vividly recreates Hollywood's infamous 'Blacklist Era'. The witch-hunt has begun and director David Merrill can revive his stalled career by testifying against friends who are suspected communists. Merrill's ex wife shares a whirlpool of scandals that draws them closer together while his chances for ever making movies again slips further away...
This compelling story vividly recreates Hollywood's infamous 'Blacklist Era'. The witch-hunt has begun and director David Merrill can revive his stalled career by testifying against friends who are suspected communists. Merrill's ex wife shares a whirlpool of scandals that draws them closer together while his chances for ever making movies again slips further away...
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