Absence of Malice
1981 film by Sydney Pollack / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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This article is about the film. For the legal term, see Defamation.
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.
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Absence of Malice | |
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Directed by | Sydney Pollack |
Written by | Kurt Luedtke David Rayfiel (uncredited) |
Produced by | Sydney Pollack Ronald L. Schwary |
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Cinematography | Owen Roizman |
Edited by | Sheldon Kahn |
Music by | Dave Grusin |
Color process | Color by DeLuxe |
Production company | |
Distributed by | Columbia Pictures |
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Running time | 116 minutes |
Country | United States |
Language | English |
Box office | $40.7 million |
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The title refers to one of the defenses against libel defamation, and is used in journalism classes to illustrate the conflict between disclosing damaging personal information and the public's right to know.[1]