Guilty by Suspicion
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Directed by	Irwin Winkler
Produced by	Steven Reuther Alan C. Blomquist Nelson McCormick Arnon Milchan
Written by	Irwin Winkler
Starring	Robert De Niro Annette Bening George Wendt Sam Wanamaker Martin Scorsese
Music by	James Newton Howard
Cinematography	Michael Ballhaus
Editing by	Priscilla Nedd-Friendly
Distributed by	Warner Bros. Pictures
Release date(s)	March 15, 1991 May 17 August 15 November 8 December 20 July 3, 1992 April 7, 1993
Running time	105 min.
Country	U.S.A./France
Language	English
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Plot summary

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Notes

• Chris Cooper who also has a role in this film would later work with fellow co-star Annette Bening in the 1999 film American Beauty.
• Sam Wanamaker, who plays an attorney here, was a real-life victim of the Hollywood blacklist.
• Martin Scorsese, who has directed De Niro in several films, here plays the role of a Hollywood film director who flees to Europe to escape HUAC persecution.