Guilty by Suspicion

Guilty by Suspicion is a 1991 American drama film about the Hollywood blacklist and associated activities stemming from McCarthyism and the House UnAmerican Activities Committee. Written and directed by Irwin Winkler, it starred Robert De Niro, Annette Bening and George Wendt.

David Merrill De Niro, a director in 1950s Hollywood, returns from abroad to find that a rising tide of McCarthyism and the Red Scare has led to his not being allowed to work in films. He will only be allowed to direct once he implicates colleagues as Communist agents. He must decide whether to turn informant, or to stick to principle at the cost of his lifes work.The film opened to good reviews and earned praise for Robert De Niros performance. Roger Ebert gave the film threeandahalf out of four stars and wrote that the film 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. ........

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