Guilty by Suspicion is a 1991 film about the Hollywood blacklist and associated activities stemming from McCarthyism and the House Un-American Activities Committee. Written and directed by Irwin Winkler, it starred Robert De Niro, Annette Bening, and George Wendt. The film was entered into the 1991 Cannes Film Festival. In many high school curricula, it is paired with Arthur Miller's The Crucible, as the two works have many similarities in theme and message. David Merrill , 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 life's work.
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| Release date: | 1991 |
| Directed by: | Irwin Winkler |
| Rated: |  |
| Runtime: | 105 Minutes |
| Producer: | Arnon Milchan |
| Music by: | James Newton Howard |
| Cinematography: | Michael Ballhaus |