Absence of Malice

Synopsis

Megan Carter is a reporter duped into running an untrue story on Michael Gallagher, a suspected racketeer. He has an alibi for the time his crime was allegedly committed—but it involves an innocent party. When he tells Carter the truth and the newspaper runs it, tragedy follows, forcing Carter to face up to the responsibilities of her job when she is confronted by Gallagher.

Main Cast

Sally Field

Megan Carter

Age : 77 | Popularity : 30%

Paul Newman

Michael Colin Gallagher

Age : 83 | Popularity : 28%

Bob Balaban

Elliott Rosen

Age : 78 | Popularity : 13%

Melinda Dillon

Teresa Perrone

Age : 84 | Popularity : 15%

Luther Adler

Santos Malderone

Age : 81 | Popularity : 8%

Barry Primus

Robert Waddell

Age : 86 | Popularity : 3%

Josef Sommer

McAdam

Age : 89 | Popularity : 15%

John Harkins

Davidek

Age : 66 | Popularity : 5%

Crew

Department	Role	Name
Sound	Supervising Sound Editor	Gordon Davidson
	Music	Dave Grusin
	Sound Mixer	Dan Wallin Bert Hallberg
	Sound Re-Recording Mixer	Les Fresholtz Arthur Piantadosi Tom E. Dahl
	Sound Editor	Neil Burrow Robert A. Reich Chester Slomka
	Music Editor	Else Blangsted
	Boom Operator	Ralph Babcock
Production	Casting	Lynn Stalmaster
	Producer	Sydney Pollack
	Executive Producer	Ronald L. Schwary
	Production Manager	Ronald L. Schwary
	Location Manager	Ned McLeod
	Publicist	Beverly Walker
	Production Coordinator	Patricia Matzdorff
Directing	Director	Sydney Pollack
	Assistant Director	David McGiffert
	Script Supervisor	Wilma Garscadden-Gahret
	Second Assistant Director	Rafael Elortegui
Crew	Transportation Coordinator	Gerald R. Molen
	Stunts	Marc Mercury
	Transportation Captain	Michael McDuffee Hank Scelza
Art	Production Design	Terence Marsh
	Set Decoration	John Franco Jr.
	Leadman	William S. Maxwell III John A. Scott III
	Property Master	Edward Aiona
	Construction Foreman	Willie Marceau
	Construction Coordinator	Chuck Stein
	Assistant Property Master	Robert Boettcher
Costume & Make-Up	Costume Designer	Bernie Pollack
	Makeup Artist	Dorothy J. Pearl Don L. Cash
	Costumer	Rita Salazar Robert M. Moore
	Hairstylist	Terri Cannon
Camera	Director of Photography	Owen Roizman
	Camera Operator	James Glennon
	Assistant Camera	Rob Hahn
	Key Grip	Bob Rose
Editing	Editor	Sheldon Kahn
	Associate Editor	Lois Freeman
	Assistant Editor	Joe Mosca
Writing	Writer	Kurt Luedtke David Rayfiel
Lighting	Gaffer	Gary Holt
Department	Role	Name

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