Movie
The Accused
Overview
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.
Details
- Release date
- 1988-10-14
- Runtime
- 111 min
- Genres
- Crime, Drama
- Status
- Released
- Production
- Paramount Pictures, Jaffe-Lansing
- Country
- United States of America
- Original language
- EN
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
- Woody Brown as Danny
- Scott Paulin as Attorney Wainwright
Crew
- Jonathan Kaplan - Director
- Tom Topor - Screenplay
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