---
title: 'Guilty by Suspicion (1991)'
type: 'film'
director: 'Irwin Winkler'
released: '1991-01-01'
runtime_minutes: 105
genres:
  - 'Drama'
countries:
  - 'France'
  - 'United States'
canonical: 'https://cinepixo.com/movies/guilty-by-suspicion-1991'
review_count: 0
imdb: 'https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0101984/'
publisher: 'CinePixo'
---

# Guilty by Suspicion (1991)

1991 · 105 min · Drama · France, United States


## Synopsis

Guilty by Suspicion is a 1991 American period drama film about the Hollywood blacklist, McCarthyism and the activities of the House Un-American Activities Committee. Written and directed by Irwin Winkler in his directorial debut, the film stars Robert De Niro, Annette Bening and George Wendt. The character of David Merrill is inspired by the experiences of John Berry during the Hollywood blacklist era.

## Credits

- **Director:** [Irwin Winkler](https://cinepixo.com/people/irwin-winkler)
- **Screenplay:** [Irwin Winkler](https://cinepixo.com/people/irwin-winkler)
- **Original Music Composer:** [James Newton Howard](https://cinepixo.com/people/james-newton-howard)
- **Producer:** [Arnon Milchan](https://cinepixo.com/people/arnon-milchan)
- **Director of Photography:** [Michael Ballhaus](https://cinepixo.com/people/michael-ballhaus)
- **Editor:** [Priscilla Nedd-Friendly](https://cinepixo.com/people/priscilla-nedd-friendly)

## Cast

- [George Wendt](https://cinepixo.com/people/george-wendt)
- [Martin Scorsese](https://cinepixo.com/people/martin-scorsese)
- [Allan Rich](https://cinepixo.com/people/allan-rich)
- [Annette Bening](https://cinepixo.com/people/annette-bening)
- [Sam Wanamaker](https://cinepixo.com/people/sam-wanamaker)
- [Adam Baldwin](https://cinepixo.com/people/adam-baldwin)
- [Robert De Niro](https://cinepixo.com/people/robert-de-niro)
- [Tom Sizemore](https://cinepixo.com/people/tom-sizemore)
- [Luke Edwards](https://cinepixo.com/people/luke-edwards)
- [Illeana Douglas](https://cinepixo.com/people/illeana-douglas)
- [Ben Piazza](https://cinepixo.com/people/ben-piazza)
- [Chris Cooper](https://cinepixo.com/people/chris-cooper)
- [Barry Primus](https://cinepixo.com/people/barry-primus)
- [Brad Sullivan](https://cinepixo.com/people/brad-sullivan)
- [Patricia Wettig](https://cinepixo.com/people/patricia-wettig)

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