The Accused
The first scream was for help. The second is for justice.
7.1(691) 1988-10-14 111 minCrimeDrama
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.
ScreenplayTom Topor
ProducerStanley R. Jaffe
DirectorJonathan Kaplan
ProducerSherry Lansing
Original Music ComposerBrad Fiedel
Cast & characters
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
