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The Accused
Out drinking one night after a fight with her boyfriend, three men brutally rape Sarah Tobias in a bar while people watch and cheer. District Attorney Kathryn Murphy takes the case; however, she allows the rapists to receive a mild sentence. A distraught Sarah decides to seek punishment for the men who witnessed and encouraged the rape. To get justice, Sarah must take the stand and revisit the night of her attack.
1988 · Directed by Jonathan Kaplan · 111 min · Crime · Drama · 16 frames
Tagline
The first scream was for help. The second is for justice.
Crew
- Screenplay: Tom Topor
- Cinematography: Ralf D. Bode
- Edited by: Gerald B. Greenberg
- Music: Brad Fiedel
- Production design: Richard Wilcox
- Produced by: Stanley R. Jaffe, Sherry Lansing
Cast
- Jodie Foster as Sarah Tobias
- Kelly McGillis as Kathryn Murphy
- Bernie Coulson as Ken Joyce
- Leo Rossi as Cliff 'Scorpion' Albrect
- Ann Hearn as Sally Fraser
- Carmen Argenziano as D.A. Paul Rudolph
- Steve Antin as Bob Joiner
- Tom O'Brien as Larry
- Peter Van Norden as Attorney Paulsen
- Terry David Mulligan as Lieutenant Duncan
Production
- Country: United States of America
- Language: English
- Studios: Paramount Pictures, Jaffe-Lansing
- Themes: rape, alcohol, boston, massachusetts, clothing, based on true story, rape victim, gang rape, district attorney, injustice, peer pressure
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