Genres
Production Companies
Paramount Pictures
Jaffe-Lansing
The Accused
The first scream was for help. The second is for justice.
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.
Key Crew
Screenplay: Tom Topor
Producer: Stanley R. Jaffe, Sherry Lansing
Director: Jonathan Kaplan
Director of Photography: Ralf D. Bode
Top Cast
Jodie Foster
Sarah Tobias
Kelly McGillis
Kathryn Murphy
Bernie Coulson
Ken Joyce
Leo Rossi
Cliff 'Scorpion' Albrect
Ann Hearn
Sally Fraser
Carmen Argenziano
D.A. Paul Rudolph
Steve Antin
Bob Joiner
Tom O'Brien
Larry
Videos
The Accused - Trailer
The Accused 1988 TV trailer
