The Accused

Name: The Accused
Genre: Crime, Drama
Released: 1988-10-14
Duration: 6660 min
Rating: 7.1

7.1 1988 1h 51m United States of America

Crime Drama

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.

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The first scream was for help. The second is for justice. 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

Directors

Jonathan Kaplan

Writers

Tom Topor

Cast

Jodie Foster, Kelly McGillis, Bernie Coulson, Leo Rossi, Ann Hearn, Carmen Argenziano, Steve Antin, Tom O'Brien, Peter Van Norden, Terry David Mulligan, Woody Brown, Scott Paulin, Kim Kondrashoff, Stephen E. Miller, Tom Heaton

Production

Paramount Pictures, Jaffe-Lansing

Languages

English

Countries

United States of America