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Absence of Malice

on BBC One London

starring Paul Newman Sally Field
A prominent Miami Union leader has disappeared.
Frustrated by the lack of clues, ruthless government inspector Elliott Rosen puts the pressure on Michael Gallagher , a liquor merchant whose father was a gangster. Turning the screws, Rosen leaks that
Gallagher is a prime suspect to Megan Carter , an ambitious reporter on the Miami Standard. With the law, the press and the mob against him Gallagher is forced to take extreme measures....
Screenplay by KURT LUEDTKE
Produced and directed by SYDNEY POLLACK
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Contributors

Unknown:
Paul Newman
Unknown:
Sally Field
Unknown:
Elliott Rosen
Unknown:
Michael Gallagher
Unknown:
Megan Carter
Play By:
Kurt Luedtke
Directed By:
Sydney Pollack
Gallagher:
Paul Newman
Megan:
Sally Field
Rosen:
Bob Balaban
Teresa:
Melinda Dillon
Malderone:
Luther Adler
Waddell:
Barry Primus
McAdam:
Josef Sommer
Davidek:
John Harkins
Quinn:
Don Hood
Wells:
Wilford Brimley

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