The Making of 'Absence of Malice'

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Release year: 1982

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An in-depth, behind-the-scenes look at the making of this Oscar-nominated film about an innocent man and a newspaper reporter being used by a manipulative prosecuter looking for a lead in his murder investigation. Includes interviews with stars Paul Newman and Sally Field, as well as director Sydney Pollack.

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Mono

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• The key question might be: ' Why isn't the newspaper guilty of reckless defamation of character for not confirming the very simple fact that there was or was not an ongoing investigation of Michael Gallagher (despite the Supreme Court ruling that lack of investigation alone is not sufficient for malicious libel)? Or the government guilty of reckless endangerment, etc., for pretending an investigation existed, and not clearing the air?Ed Solano