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Guilty by Suspicion is a 1991 American drama film about the Hollywood blacklist, McCarthyism, and the activities of the House Un-American Activities Committee. Written and directed by Irwin Winkler, it stars Robert De Niro, Annette Bening, and George Wendt. The character of David Merrill was inspired by the experiences of John Berry during the Hollywood blacklist era.[2]

Guilty by Suspicion
Promotional movie poster for the film
Directed by	Irwin Winkler
Written by	Irwin Winkler
Produced by	Arnon Milchan
Starring	Robert De Niro Annette Bening George Wendt Patricia Wettig Sam Wanamaker
Cinematography	Michael Ballhaus
Edited by	Priscilla Nedd
Music by	James Newton Howard
Distributed by	Warner Bros.
Release date	March 15, 1991 (1991-03-15)
Running time	105 minutes
Country	United States
Language	English
Budget	$13 million[1]
Box office	$9.48 million

The film was entered into the 1991 Cannes Film Festival.[3]

Plot summary

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David Merrill, a director in 1950s Hollywood, returns from abroad to find that a rising tide of McCarthyism and the Red Scare has led to him not being allowed to work in films. He will only be allowed to direct once he implicates colleagues as Communist agents. He must decide whether to turn informant, or to stick to principle at the cost of his life's work.

Cast

Reception

The film opened to positive reviews and earned praise for Robert De Niro's performance. Roger Ebert gave the film three and a half out of four stars and wrote that the film "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."[4]

On Rotten Tomatoes, it holds a rating of 67% from 18 reviews.[5]

References

External links

• Guilty by Suspicion at IMDb 
• Guilty by Suspicion at AllMovie
• Guilty by Suspicion at Rotten Tomatoes
• Guilty by Suspicion at Box Office Mojo
• Guilty by Suspicion at Metacritic

На других языках

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- [en] Guilty by Suspicion

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[ru] Виновен по подозрению

«Виновен по подозрению» (англ. Guilty By Suspicion, фр. La liste noire) — художественный фильм 1991 года совместного производства США и Франции, драма, снятая режиссёром Ирвином Уинклером. Главные роли в этом фильме исполнили Роберт Де Ниро, Аннетт Бенинг и Джордж Уэндт.

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