Guilty by Suspicion (1991)
- Starring:
- Robert De Niro, Annette Bening, (more)
- Director(s):
- Irwin Winkler
- Theatrical MPAA Rating:
- PG13
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The directorial debut of producer Irwin Winkler, Guilty by Suspicion is a sobering account of one movie executive's woes in dealing with the political fallout from the McCarthy Era Hollywood blacklist. Robert De Niro stars as David Merrill, a film director in the 1950s whose obsession with his burgeoning career has estranged him from his wife Ruth (Annette Bening) and their son. When he returns from a trip to Paris, Merrill is surprised when told by his boss, Darryl F. Zanuck (Ben Piazza) that he's been summoned to appear before the House Un-American Activities Committee, which is investigating Communist ties to Hollywood. Although Merrill once attended a meeting years before, he's not a Communist, and he refuses to help the committee wreck the career of his friend Bunny Baxter (George Wendt). Merrill becomes blacklisted, unable to find work even in menial positions or under assumed names as the editor of a B-movie or the director of a low-budget Western. Reconciled with his family, Merrill caves in and agrees to testify, but as he prepares to "name names," his conscience plagues him. ~ Karl Williams, All Movie Guide
- Theatrical Feature Running Time:
- 105 mins
Complete Cast:
- Robert De Niro - David Merrill
- George Wendt - Bunny Baxter
- Sam Wanamaker - Felix Graff
- Martin Scorsese - Joe Lesser
- Ben Piazza - Darryl Zanuck
- Gailard Sartain - Chairman Wood
- Brad Sullivan - Congressman Velde
- Roxann Biggs - Felicia Barron
- Barry Tubb - Jerry Cooper
- Margo Winkler - Leta Rosen
- Illeana Douglas - Nan
- Martin Arsenault - Waiter
- Cecile Callan - Wife Shopper
- Nicholas Cilic - Matt Nolan
- Marion Dougherty
- Natalie Zimmerman - Woman on Buckboard
- Tom Rosqui - Norman
- Dianne Reeves - Singer
- Kevin Page - 2nd FBI Man
- Maurice Marciano - Costume Designer
- Brant Van Hoffman - Stanley
- Craig Smith - D.P.
- Ivor Leslie Dilley - 1st A.D.
- Robert Chimento - A.D.
- Russell Bobbitt - Propmaster
- Joe Bennett - Choreographer
- Annette Bening - Ruth Merrill
- Patricia Wettig - Dorothy Nolan
- Luke Edwards - Paulie Merrill
- Chris Cooper - Larry Nolan
- Barry Primus - Bert Alan
- Robin Gammell - Sen. Tavenner
- Tom Sizemore - Ray Karlin
- Stuart Margolin - Abe Barron
- Gene Kirkwood - Gene Woods
- Allan Rich - Leonard Marks
- Jonathan Ames - Cabbie
- Bill Bailey - Fox Guard
- Monica Carrico - Nelly Lesser
- Ben Dinsdale - Maurice
- James Mathers - Director
- Al Ruscio - Ben Saltman
- Stephen Root - RKO Guard
- Claude Rauvier - Claude Rowan
- F.J. O'Neil - Ad Agency Executive
- John Horn - Mike Rainey
- Jon Tenney - Man Shopper
- Joan Scott - Teacher
- Paul Collins - Bernard
- Cindy Carey - Party Guest
- Adam Baldwin - FBI Man
- Director(s):
- Irwin Winkler
- Writer(s):
- Irwin Winkler
- Producer(s):
- Arnon Milchan, Irwin Winkler
- Theatrical MPAA Rating:
- PG13(Adult Language, Not For Children, Mild Violence, Profanity, Adult Situations)
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