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The Accused ()

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After a young woman suffers a brutal gang rape in a bar one night, a prosecutor assists in bringing the perpetrators to justice, including the ones who encouraged and cheered on the attack.
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  • Won 1 Oscar. Another 5 wins & 7 nominations.
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Kathryn Murphy
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Sarah Tobias
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Ken Joyce
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Cliff 'Scorpion' Albrect
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Sally Fraser
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D.A. Paul Rudolph
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Bob Joiner
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Larry
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Attorney Paulsen
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Lieutenant Duncan
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Danny
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Attorney Wainwright
Kim Kondrashoff ...
Kurt
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Polito
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Bartender Jesse
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Defendant Matt Haines
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Defendant Stu Holloway
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Nurse
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Rape Center Woman
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Woman Orderly
Allan Lysell ...
Assistant D.A. Massi
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Plea Bargain Lawyer
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Plea Bargain Lawyer
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Plea Bargain Lawyer
Barney O'Sullivan ...
Trial Judge
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Angela
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Mrs. Albrect
Marsha Andrews ...
TV Commentator
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TV Commentator
Pamela Martin ...
TV Commentator
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Bail Hearing Judge (as Wally Marsh)
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Court Officer
E. Andrea Klann ...
Court Reporter
Bryan Johnson ...
Bailiff
Dana Still ...
Jury Foreman
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Sarah's Mother on Phone (voice)
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Woman Lawyer
Peter Bibby ...
Dinner Party Date
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911 Operator
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Complaining Customer
Laurie O'Byrne ...
Complaining Customer
Freda Perry ...
Receptionist
John H. Cox ...
Policeman
Jim Bedard ...
Second Bartender
Kirsten Keane ...
Sally's Daughter
David Sheridan ...
Sally's Son
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Courthouse Reporter (as Gary Chalk)
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Courthouse Reporter
Gloria Lee ...
Courthouse Reporter
Stephen Brent Lambert ...
Courthouse Reporter
Matt LaFleur ...
Courthouse Reporter
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Courthouse Reporter
Scott Walden ...
Record Store Clerk
Rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Jim Browning ...
2nd Bailiff (uncredited)
David Paul Hewitt White ...
Hockey Fan (uncredited)

Directed by

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Jonathan Kaplan

Written by

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Tom Topor ... (written by)

Produced by

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Stanley R. Jaffe ... producer
Sherry Lansing ... producer
Jack Roe ... associate producer

Music by

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Brad Fiedel

Cinematography by

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Ralf D. Bode ... director of photography (as Ralf Bode)

Editing by

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O. Nicholas Brown
Gerald B. Greenberg ... (as Jerry Greenberg)

Editorial Department

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Susan Sklar Friedman ... apprentice editor (as Susan Sklar)
Bruce Giesbrecht ... second assistant editor: Canada
Terry Haggar ... color timer
Michael Smith ... first assistant editor: Canada
Tara Timpone ... first assistant editor
Bryan H. Carroll ... assistant editor (uncredited)

Casting By

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Sally Dennison
Julie Selzer

Production Design by

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Richard Wilcox ... (as Richard Kent Wilcox)

Art Direction by

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Sheila Haley

Set Decoration by

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Barry W. Brolly

Costume Design by

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Trish Keating

Makeup Department

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Sandy Cooper ... head makeup artist
Sherry Linder-Gygli ... head hair stylist (as Sherry Linder)
Beverly K. Sewers ... assistant hair stylist
Jo-Anne Smith-Ojeil ... assistant makeup artist (as Jo-Anne Smith)

Production Management

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Warren Carr ... production manager

Second Unit Director or Assistant Director

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Wendy Chesal ... third assistant director
Paul Etherington ... additional second assistant director
Patrice Leung ... second assistant director
Gina Power ... dgc trainee
David W. Rose ... first assistant director

Art Department

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John G. Anderson ... carpenter helper
Mel Bourne ... design consultant
Kim Brown ... lead painter
Gordon Brunner ... set dresser
Hope Caton ... set decoration buyer (as E. Hope Caton)
Richard H. Fahlman ... set dresser
Jurgen Gottschlag ... head painter
Dan Hanen ... set dresser
Kenneth H. Hawryliw ... assistant property master (as Ken Hawryliw)
Alan Hoffman ... storyboard artist
Avo Liva ... greens
William Matthews ... set decorator laborer
Kim Mooney ... draughtsman
Peter Nicol ... carpenter
Michael O'Connor ... assistant set decorator
Lawrence F. Pevec ... graphic designer
Mike Rennison ... construction foreperson
Rick Stranan ... carpenter (as R.M. Stranan)
Grant Swain ... property master (as Grant R. Swain)
Faye Thorp ... set dresser
Elizabeth Wilcox ... set decoration buyer
Arthur Wills ... lead carpenter
David Willson ... construction coordinator
Dean Willson ... carpenter
Bill Gold ... poster designer (uncredited)

Sound Department

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Andy Aaron ... sound effects recordist
Louis Bertini ... sound editor
Kristine Bulakowski ... assistant sound editor (as Kris Bulakowski)
Randall Coleman ... assistant adr editor
Marko A. Costanzo ... foley artist (as Marco Costanzo)
Graham Crowell ... boom operator
David M. Cyr ... cable person trainee
Rick Dior ... re-recording mixer: New York
Ken Eluto ... assistant sound editor
Harriet Fidlow ... adr editor (as Harriet Fidlow Winn)
David W. Gray ... stereo sound consultant: Dolby
Cecelia Hall ... dubbing editor: Los Angeles
Neil L. Kaufman ... sound editor (as Neil Kaufman)
Michael Kirchberger ... supervising sound editor
Dan Korintus ... assistant sound editor
Gregg Landaker ... re-recording mixer: Los Angeles
Robert Nichols II ... sound re-recordist: Los Angeles
Bitty O'Sullivan-Smith ... sound editor
Sergio Reyes ... re-recording mixer: Los Angeles
Gary Ritchie ... sound re-recordist: Los Angeles
Elizabeth Schwartz ... assistant sound editor
Paul P. Soucek ... apprentice sound editor (as Paul Soucek)
Ira Spiegel ... sound editor
Leo Trombetta ... assistant sound editor
Elliot Tyson ... re-recording mixer: Los Angeles
Deborah Wallach ... adr editor
George Watters II ... dubbing editor: Los Angeles
Rob Young ... sound mixer
Ken Dufva ... foley artist (uncredited)
George A. Lara ... foley mixer (uncredited)
Jim Rosenthal ... assistant sound editor (uncredited)

Special Effects by

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Gary Paller ... special effects supervisor
Roy Schultz ... special effects assistant (as Roy Schulz)

Stunts

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Kerrie Cullen ... stunt coordinator
Tony Morelli ... stunts

Camera and Electrical Department

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Oliver Berg ... grip
Paul F. Birkett ... camera operator
Rob Bojeck ... grip
Peter Borkent ... lamp operator
John L. Brown ... dolly grip (as John Brown)
Richard Buckmaster ... generator operator (as Richard James Buckmaster)
Douglas Craik ... first assistant camera
Barry Donlevy ... assistant chief lighting technician
Theo Eglseder ... additional first assistant camera
Les Erskine ... chief lighting technician
Dale Garrison ... lamp operator (as Dale 'Tiny' Garrison)
John Helme ... lamp operator
R.K. Hill ... second grip
Tim Hogan ... key grip
Richard G. Mason ... additional camera operator
Rob McEwan ... still photographer
Klaus Melchior ... video playback operator
Rod Parkhurst ... additional camera operator
John Sprungman ... second assistant camera
Peter A. Stursberg ... camera trainee (as Peter Stursberg)
Peter F. Woeste ... additional camera operator (as Peter Woeste)

Casting Department

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Michelle Allen ... casting: Canada
Nancy B. Black ... extras casting coordinator
Coreen Mayrs ... casting assistant
Patrick Rush ... casting assistant

Costume and Wardrobe Department

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Debbie Geaghan ... costume supervisor
Grace Keating ... costumer
Tish Monaghan ... assistant costume designer
Diana Patterson ... costumer
Maria Taipale ... costumer
Monique Marie Long ... assistant costume designer (uncredited)

Location Management

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Colleen Nystedt ... location manager
Scott Walden ... assistant location manager

Music Department

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Tim Boyle ... music scoring mixer
Brad Fiedel ... orchestrator
Allan K. Rosen ... supervising music editor
Shirley Walker ... conductor
Dan Goldwasser ... soundtrack producer (uncredited)

Script and Continuity Department

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Lara Fox ... script supervisor

Transportation Department

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Wayne Becker ... driver
Rodney Beech ... driver
Bob Dennett ... driver
George A. Grieve ... transportation co-captain (as George Grieve)
Larry Hafichuk ... driver
Dennis Houser ... transportation captain
Scott Irvine ... transportation coordinator
Ron James ... driver
Dale Johnson ... driver
Wayne Johnson ... driver
Mitch LaFleur ... driver
Bill McCurraugh ... driver (as Bill McCurrach)
Murray Mills ... driver
Terry Newton ... driver
Mike Porohowski ... driver

Additional Crew

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Geoffrey Abrams ... courtroom technical consultant
Lynn Elston ... accountant
Sulla Hamer ... assistant: Mr. Kaplan (as Sulla Kay Hamer)
Andrea Jaffe ... publicity consultant
Gloria Lee ... production assistant
Robert Lee ... production assistant
Carol Mann ... assistant to producers
Trisha O'Brien ... assistant to producers
Robin O'Neil ... animal handler
Tammy Oates ... production coordinator (as Tammy S. Oates)
Don Petrie ... production auditor
Timothy Prince ... consultant: 24 frame video (as Tim Prince)
Brigitte Prochaska ... unit publicist
Michael A. Provost ... production assistant (as Michael Provost)
Vanessa Ross ... title designer (as Ross)
Joanne Ryan ... craft service / first aid
Nina Saxon ... title designer
Carol Schafer ... assistant to producers
Emilia Wagner ... assistant production coordinator
Howard Blank ... live audience coordinator: ice hockey scenes (uncredited)
David H. Kramer ... adr loop group (uncredited)
Crew believed to be complete

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Storyline

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Plot Summary

Sarah Tobias goes to her local bar and is gang-raped by three men. The district attorney on the case is Katheryn Murphy who wants to prove that although Sarah had taken drugs that night and was acting provocatively while in the bar, this is no reason for her to be so brutally attacked and the men responsible should be brought to justice. Written by Sami Al-Taher

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Taglines On April 18th 1987, Sarah Tobias stops for a drink at a bar called The Mill. See more »
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Also Known As
  • Appel à la justice (Canada, French title)
  • Reckless Endangerment (United States)
  • Les Accusés (France)
  • Angeklagt (Germany)
  • Acusats (Spain, Catalan title)
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Runtime
  • 111 min
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Budget $13,000,000 (estimated)

Did You Know?

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Trivia The film is based on the experience of Cheryl Araujo, who survived a violent gang rape on March 6, 1983 at Big Dan's Tavern in New Bedford, Massachusetts by six men (four of whom were later convicted). The bar lost its liquor license the next day, and was permanently closed two days later. See more »
Goofs When Sarah is going through the rape exam, and she is first shown with her face, she does not have abrasions or bruising on her lip or chin. Then when she's laying down for the rest of the exam she has bruising, an abrasion on her lip, and chin. See more »
Movie Connections Edited into The Clock (2010). See more »
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Quotes Sarah Tobias: You don't understand how I feel! I'm standing there with my pants down and my crotch hung out for the world to see and three guys are sticking it to me, a bunch of other guys are yelling and clapping and you're standing there telling me that that's the best you can do. Well, if that's the best you could do, then your best sucks! Now, I don't know what you got for selling me out, but I sure as shit hope it was worth it!
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