Absence of Malice

Here's a film unafraid of newsprint. A reporter prints a story implicating an innocent businessman in a crime, triggering a chain of tragic events. The movie makes sure we understand newspaper ethics, if nothing else.

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Sydney Pollack directed Absence of Malice in 1981. See Sydney Pollack's full filmography, where to start with Sydney Pollack, or where to go after you've seen everything by Sydney Pollack.

Absence of Malice was released in 1981 (EN original-language production), with a runtime of 116 minutes.