The Accused (1988)
The first scream was for help. The second is for justice.
111 min
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.
- Release date
- February 23, 1989
- Country of origin
- Canada, United States
Trailer
Cast
- Kelly McGillis as Katheryn Murphy
- Jodie Foster as Sarah Tobias
- 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
Crew
- Jonathan Kaplan · Director
- Tom Topor · Writer
- Stanley R. Jaffe · Producer
- Sherry Lansing · Producer
- Brad Fiedel · Composer
- Ralf D. Bode · Cinematographer
- O. Nicholas Brown · Editor
- Gerald B. Greenberg · Editor
- Sally Dennison · Casting director
- Julie Selzer · Casting director
- Richard Wilcox · Production designer