The Accused
Crime
Drama
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.
1988-10-14
en
Cast
Director
Jonathan Kaplan
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
Kim Kondrashoff as Kurt
Stephen E. Miller as Polito
Tom Heaton as Bartender Jesse
Andrew Kavadas as Defendant Matt Haines
Tom McBeath as Defendant Stu Holloway
Rose Weaver as Nurse
Linda Darlow as Rape Center Woman
Veena Sood as Woman Orderly
Allan Lysell as Assistant D.A. Massi
Antony Holland as Plea Bargain Lawyer
Kevin McNulty as Plea Bargain Lawyer
Jerry Wasserman as Plea Bargain Lawyer
Christianne Hirt as Angela
Frances Flanagan as Mrs. Albrect
Mike Winlaw as TV Commentator
Pamela Martin as TV Commentator
Deryl Hayes as Court Officer
Denalda Williams as Sarah's Mother on Phone (voice)
Babs Chula as Woman Lawyer
Rebecca Toolan as 911 Operator
Stephen Dimopoulos as Complaining Customer
Freda Perry as Receptionist
Garry Chalk as Courthouse Reporter
Garwin Sanford as Courthouse Reporter
Michèle Goodger as Courthouse Reporter