David merrill movie director biography

film by Irwin Winkler

Guilty by Suspicion is a 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.

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The character of David Merrill was inspired by the experiences of John Berry during the Hollywood blacklist era.^[2]

The film was entered into the Cannes Film Festival.^[3]

Plot summary

David Merrill, a successful director in s Hollywood, returns from film-location scouting abroad to find that a rising tide of McCarthyism and the Red Scare is creating havoc among his colleagues in the film industry.

His friend, Larry Nolan, is forced to name the many people in Hollywood possibly associated with the communist movement to the FBI and Congressional Oversight Committee. Nolan names several friends and colleagues such as Merril Review/Film; Reliving the Grim Days of Hollywood's Blacklist LAM