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Absence of Malice
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Widescreen 1.85:1 Color (Anamorphic) / Production Year: 1981 / Region 1
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All-Time Sales Rank: 3398
| Overall Rating:  4.25 out of 5, including 2 reviews
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In America, can a man be guilty until proven innocent? Suppose you picked up this morning's paper and your life was front page headline... And everything they said was accurate but not true. This is the dilemma that must be faced in this timely drama about the incredible power of the press.
Michael Gallaher reads in the paper that he is the subject of a criminal investigation. Suddenly, everything he has ever worked for is in jeopardy. He confronts the author, Megan Carter, a relentless investigative reporter. Together they learn that the story was purposely leaked to Carter as part of a plot by the chief investigator. Gallaher's life hangs in the balance as he and Carter try to uncover the truth.
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Features:
| Interactive Menu
Theatrical trailer
Scene Selection | Video:
| | Widescreen 1.85:1 Color (Anamorphic) | | Audio: (more info) | ENGLISH: Dolby Digital Mono
SPANISH: Dolby Digital Mono
FRENCH: Dolby Digital Mono
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| Studio: Sony Pictures Home Entertainment
Production Year: 1981
Release Date: 4/14/1998
Length: 117 mins
Rating: PG
Chapters: 28
| Packaging: Keep Case
Number of Discs: 1
Disc: DS-SL
Item Code: 26959
UPC Code: 043396269590
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Overall Rating: 4.25 out of 5, including 2 reviews
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A Must-See for Believers of Getting Even - 4.75 out of 5 (12/3/2007)
We've all been on the receiving end of having been done wrong, and revenge never ever seems to balance the scale or make things right. Perhaps in reality there is no such thing. This movie, with such an excellent script and character acting, makes us root for the one who has been done wrong and the way they help to balance the scale to those that far too often run rough-shod over others.
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REVENGE WITHOUT BULLETS - 3.75 out of 5 (12/31/1998)
When you watch the theatrical trailer of ABSENCE OF MALICE, you are lead to think that this movie describes Paul Newman's revenge and will contain a lot of violent scenes. This is not true. In fact, has a trailer ever described accurately a movie ?
ABSENCE OF MALICE is, in the first place, an "actors" movie, with two stars of 1981 : Paul Newman and Sally Field. The secondary roles are also well written and interesting. The movie belongs to the category of moral movies and tries to defend thes
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