Guilty By Suspicion

A witch hunt has begun. Not one of roving mobs prowling by torchlight. The hunters are politicians sitting before clicking cameras in HUAC hearing rooms. Hollywood is on trial. And David Merrill is asked to name names. Academy Awardâ Winner Robert De Niro (Raging Bull 1980, Goodfather 11 1974) and Academy Awardâ Nominee Annette Bening (American Beauty) headline Guilty By Suspicion. This powerful directorial and screenwriting debut of veteran producer Irwin Winkler (Rocky, Raging Bull) vividly recreates the creative community's infamous Blacklist Ear. Robert De Niro plays Merrill, as an 'A-List' director who can revive his stalled career by testifying against friends who are suspected communists. And Annette Bening is Merrill's ex-wife, sharing the whirlpool of scandal that draws them together as his chance to ever make movies again slips further away. "Are you now or have you ever been?" Guilty By Suspicion brings home the sting of those legendary words. It couldn't happen here. But it did.