Absence of Malice Review
Kurt_Luedtke translated his own experiences as a big-city newspaper editor at the Detroit Free Press to write his first feature film. He earned an Academy Award nomination for original screenplay for his journalistically credible story about a naïve, eager-beaver young reporter (Sally_Field) misled by a federal investigator into fingering the wrong man (Paul_Newman) in the murder of a longshoreman's union official. Directed by Sydney_Pollack, the film was a box-office hit and also earned Oscar nominations for Newman and supporting actress Melinda_Dillon. Most memorable is the scene in which Newman barges into the newspaper's city room to confront Field. Like most Pollack films, Absence of Malice is a showcase for its actors, who give depth and color to a polished though fairly conventional entry in the fading genre of newspaper movies. Luedtke later wrote an Oscar-winning screenplay for Pollack's Out of Africa and had a co-writer credit on the acclaimed Schindler's_List. Michael Betzold, Rovi
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