Film
The Accused
United States- Age rating
- 16
- Director
- Jonathan Kaplan
- Year
- 1988
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.
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
Peter Van Norden
Attorney Paulsen
Terry David Mulligan
Lieutenant Duncan
Woody Brown
Danny
Scott Paulin
Attorney Wainwright
Kim Kondrashoff
Kurt
Stephen E. Miller
Polito
Tom Heaton
Bartender Jesse
Andrew Kavadas
Defendant Matt Haines
Tom McBeath
Defendant Stu Holloway
Rose Weaver
Nurse
Directed by
Jonathan Kaplan
Written by
Tom Topor
Produced by
Stanley R. Jaffe
