Synopsis
Owing to his alleged involvement with communist parties, film director David Merrill is forbidden from working in Hollywood. He decides to fight for his rights and faces numerous challenges.
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Cast
- Robert De NiroDavid Merrill
- Annette BeningRuth Merrill
- George WendtBunny Baxter
- Patricia WettigDorothy Nolan
- Sam WanamakerFelix Graff
- Luke EdwardsPaulie Merrill
- Chris CooperLarry Nolan
- Ben PiazzaDarryl Zanuck
- Martin ScorseseJoe Lesser
- Barry PrimusBert Alan
- 88
Chicago Sun-Times
Guilty by Suspicion is about a period that is now some 40 years ago (although some blacklist members did not work again until the 1970s). But it 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. - 88
Chicago Sun-Times
Guilty by Suspicion is about a period that is now some 40 years ago (although some blacklist members did not work again until the 1970s). But it 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. - 80
The New York Times
A stirring and tragic evocation of terrible times. - 80
The New York Times
A stirring and tragic evocation of terrible times. - 75
Chicago Reader
Yes, the picture is flawed, but it is still something unusual in contemporary movies, a work that deserves to be called honorable, and not only in its intentions. - 75
Chicago Reader
Yes, the picture is flawed, but it is still something unusual in contemporary movies, a work that deserves to be called honorable, and not only in its intentions. - 70
Variety
First writing-directing effort by vet producer Irwin Winkler squarely lays out the professional, ethical and moral dilemmas engendered by the insidious political pressures brought to bear on filmmakers in the early 1950s. Robert De Niro is excellent as a top director brought down by reactionary paranoia. But the drama comes to life only fitfully. - 70
Variety
First writing-directing effort by vet producer Irwin Winkler squarely lays out the professional, ethical and moral dilemmas engendered by the insidious political pressures brought to bear on filmmakers in the early 1950s. Robert De Niro is excellent as a top director brought down by reactionary paranoia. But the drama comes to life only fitfully.