The Accused

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

Jodie Foster

Jodie Foster

as Sarah Tobias

Kelly McGillis

Kelly McGillis

as Kathryn Murphy

Bernie Coulson

Bernie Coulson

as Ken Joyce

Leo Rossi

Leo Rossi

as Cliff 'Scorpion' Albrect

Ann Hearn

Ann Hearn

as Sally Fraser

Carmen Argenziano

Carmen Argenziano

as D.A. Paul Rudolph

Steve Antin

Steve Antin

as Bob Joiner

Tom O'Brien

Tom O'Brien

as Larry

Peter Van Norden

Peter Van Norden

as Attorney Paulsen

Terry David Mulligan

Terry David Mulligan

as Lieutenant Duncan

Reviews

CinemaSerf

We start this film with the image of a young woman, half dressed, running in the rain screaming for help. It turns out she is "Sarah" (Jodie Foster) and after a passer-by takes her to hospital we learn that she has been gang raped in the games room of a bar. Deputy DA "Murphy" (Kelly McGillis) is as...

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