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Guilty by Suspicion

  • 19911991
  • PG-13PG-13
  • 1h 45m
IMDb RATING
6.5/10
8.5K
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Robert De Niro in Guilty by Suspicion (1991)
  • Drama
Returning to Hollywood 1951 after working in France, a movie director meets McCarthyism head-on.Returning to Hollywood 1951 after working in France, a movie director meets McCarthyism head-on.Returning to Hollywood 1951 after working in France, a movie director meets McCarthyism head-on.
IMDb RATING
6.5/10
8.5K
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  • Director
    • Irwin Winkler
  • Writer
    • Irwin Winkler
  • Stars
    • Robert De Niro
    • Annette Bening
    • George Wendt
Top credits
  • Director
    • Irwin Winkler
  • Writer
    • Irwin Winkler
  • Stars
    • Robert De Niro
    • Annette Bening
    • George Wendt
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    • 43User reviews
    • 15Critic reviews
    • 64Metascore
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    • Awards
      • 2 wins & 2 nominations

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    Guilty by Suspicion
    Trailer 2:07
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    On the set of "Guilty by Suspicion" with director Irwin Winkler, Allan Rich and Robert De Niro.
    Robert De Niro in Guilty by Suspicion (1991)
    Robert De Niro in Guilty by Suspicion (1991)
    Robert De Niro in Guilty by Suspicion (1991)
    Robert De Niro in Guilty by Suspicion (1991)
    Robert De Niro and Annette Bening in Guilty by Suspicion (1991)
    Robert De Niro and Martin Scorsese in Guilty by Suspicion (1991)
    Robert De Niro in Guilty by Suspicion (1991)
    Robert De Niro in Guilty by Suspicion (1991)
    Robert De Niro and Martin Scorsese in Guilty by Suspicion (1991)
    Annette Bening and George Wendt in Guilty by Suspicion (1991)
    Robert De Niro and Annette Bening in Guilty by Suspicion (1991)

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    Robert De Niro
    Robert De Niro
    • David Merrill
    Annette Bening
    Annette Bening
    • Ruth Merrill
    George Wendt
    George Wendt
    • Bunny Baxter
    Patricia Wettig
    Patricia Wettig
    • Dorothy Nolan
    Sam Wanamaker
    Sam Wanamaker
    • Felix Graff
    Luke Edwards
    Luke Edwards
    • Paulie Merrill
    Chris Cooper
    Chris Cooper
    • Larry Nolan
    Ben Piazza
    Ben Piazza
    • Darryl Zanuck
    Martin Scorsese
    Martin Scorsese
    • Joe Lesser
    Barry Primus
    Barry Primus
    • Bert Alan
    Gailard Sartain
    Gailard Sartain
    • Chairman Wood
    Robin Gammell
    Robin Gammell
    • Congressman Tavenner
    Brad Sullivan
    Brad Sullivan
    • Congressman Velde
    Tom Sizemore
    Tom Sizemore
    • Ray Karlin
    Roxann Dawson
    Roxann Dawson
    • Felicia Barron
    • (as Roxann Biggs)
    Stuart Margolin
    Stuart Margolin
    • Abe Barron
    Barry Tubb
    Barry Tubb
    • Jerry Cooper
    Gene Kirkwood
    • Gene Woods
    • Director
      • Irwin Winkler
    • Writer
      • Irwin Winkler
    • All cast & crew
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    • Trivia
      Blacklisted Writer and Director Abraham Polonsky wrote the original screenplay for the film. When Irwin Winkler decided to re-write the script by changing De Niro's character from a Communist to a more generic Liberal, Polonsky had his name removed from the film's credits. "I wanted it to be about Communists, because that's the way it really happened. They didn't need another story about a man who was falsely accused", he said in an interview in the New York Times.
    • Goofs
      There is a Milwaukee Braves baseball pennant on the wall of Merrill's son's room. This film takes place in 1951 and 1952. The Braves didn't move to Milwaukee from Boston until 1953.
    • Quotes

      David Merrill: [to the Blacklist Committee] Fuck them!

    • Connections
      Featured in At the Movies: The Hard Way/Closet Land/New Jack City/Shipwrecked/Ju Dou (1991)
    • Soundtracks
      Straighten Up and Fly Right
      Written by Nat 'King' Cole and Irving Mills

      Performed by Nat 'King' Cole

      Courtesy of Capitol Records, Inc.

      By arrangement with CEMA Special Markets

    User reviews43

    Review
    Top review
    9/10
    teaching tool
    This film is Perhaps the most emotional and realistic teaching tool to communicate the effects that McCarthyism had on the personal lives of those who were implicated by the HUAC committee. The climactic trial scene stands as a monument to the abuse of power of demagogues and obscenity of political bullying. (The trial scene though is a composite of many of the McCarthy HUAC hearings and thus needs to be explained by the teacher.) The resemblences of major characters such as David Merill in the movie (David Merick in real life) are transparent enough to use as fact. Scorsesee and De Niro made a few non gangster movies that were significant and underrated . This is one of them (King of Comedy is another). The political tool of intimidation of Hollywood intellectual types depicted in this film is especially relevant today given the climate of Rush Limbaugh and his miinions. The acting, soundtrack, cinematography are all impeccable. Many of the small parts are played by character actors who will be recognizable to your students. The film also pays careful attention to the sights and sounds of Hollywood in the fifties. As far as the omnipresent issue of Hollywood vs History this film ranks as one of the most fidelitous to history. Use it.
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    • martinbuchman
    • Nov 6, 2006

    Details

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    • Release date
      • March 15, 1991 (United States)
    • Country of origin
      • United States
    • Language
      • English
    • Also known as
      • Fear no evil
    • Filming locations
      • 20th Century Fox Studios - 10201 Pico Blvd., Century City, Los Angeles, California, USA
    • Production company
      • Chartoff-Winkler Productions
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    Box office

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    • Budget
      • $13,000,000 (estimated)
    • Gross US & Canada
      • $9,480,198
    • Opening weekend US & Canada
      • $2,278,290
      • Mar 17, 1991
    • Gross worldwide
      • $9,480,198
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    Technical specs

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    • Runtime
      1 hour 45 minutes
    • Color
      • Color
    • Aspect ratio
      • 1.85 : 1

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