The Accused
movie
The first scream was for help. The second is for justice.
Released October 14, 1988
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.
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
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Tom Topor
as
Screenplay
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Stanley R. Jaffe
as
Producer
Jonathan Kaplan
as
Director
Ralf D. Bode
as
Director of Photography
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Michael Kirchberger
as
Supervising Sound Editor
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Paul Birkett
as
Camera Operator
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Gerald B. Greenberg
as
Editor
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Barry W. Brolly
as
Set Decoration
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Sheila Haley
as
Art Direction
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Sherry Linder-Gygli
as
Hair Department Head
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Allan K. Rosen
as
Supervising Music Editor
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Sandy Cooper
as
Makeup Department Head