The Accused (1988)
The first scream was for help. The second is for justice.
Synopsis
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
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Jodie Foster
as Sarah Tobias
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Kelly McGillis
as Kathryn Murphy
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Bernie Coulson
as Ken Joyce
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Leo Rossi
as Cliff 'Scorpion' Albrect
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Ann Hearn
as Sally Fraser
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Carmen Argenziano
as D.A. Paul Rudolph
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Steve Antin
as Bob Joiner
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Tom O'Brien
as Larry
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Peter Van Norden
as Attorney Paulsen
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Terry David Mulligan
as Lieutenant Duncan
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Woody Brown
as Danny
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Scott Paulin
as Attorney Wainwright
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Kim Kondrashoff
as Kurt
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Stephen E. Miller
as Polito
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Tom Heaton
as Bartender Jesse
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Andrew Kavadas
as Defendant Matt Haines
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Tom McBeath
as Defendant Stu Holloway
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Rose Weaver
as Nurse
Crew
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Jonathan Kaplan
Director
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Ralf D. Bode
Director of Photography
- Gerald B. Greenberg Editor
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Brad Fiedel
Original Music Composer
- Stanley R. Jaffe Producer
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Sherry Lansing
Producer
- Tom Topor Screenplay
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