---
title: 'The Accused (1988)'
type: 'film'
director: 'Jonathan Kaplan'
released: '1988-01-01'
runtime_minutes: 111
genres:
  - 'Drama'
  - 'Crime'
countries:
  - 'United States'
  - 'Canada'
canonical: 'https://cinepixo.com/movies/the-accused-1988'
review_count: 0
imdb: 'https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0094608/'
publisher: 'CinePixo'
---

# The Accused (1988)

1988 · 111 min · Drama, Crime · United States, Canada


## Synopsis

The Accused is a 1988 American legal drama film directed by Jonathan Kaplan and written by Tom Topor, loosely inspired by the 1983 gang rape of Cheryl Araujo in New Bedford, Massachusetts. Starring Kelly McGillis and Jodie Foster, the film follows Sarah Tobias (Foster), a waitress who is gang raped by three men at a local bar. With the help of District Attorney Katheryn Murphy (McGillis), she sets out to prosecute the rapists, as well as the men who encouraged the assault.

## Credits

- **Director:** [Jonathan Kaplan](https://cinepixo.com/people/jonathan-kaplan)
- **Screenplay:** [Tom Topor](https://cinepixo.com/people/tom-topor)
- **Original Music Composer:** [Brad Fiedel](https://cinepixo.com/people/brad-fiedel)
- **Producer:** [Sherry Lansing](https://cinepixo.com/people/sherry-lansing), [Stanley R. Jaffe](https://cinepixo.com/people/stanley-r-jaffe)
- **Director of Photography:** [Ralf D. Bode](https://cinepixo.com/people/ralf-d-bode)
- **Editor:** [O. Nicholas Brown](https://cinepixo.com/people/o-nicholas-brown)

## Cast

- [Steve Antin](https://cinepixo.com/people/steve-antin)
- [Garwin Sanford](https://cinepixo.com/people/garwin-sanford)
- [Kelly McGillis](https://cinepixo.com/people/kelly-mcgillis)
- [Leo Rossi](https://cinepixo.com/people/leo-rossi)
- [Carmen Argenziano](https://cinepixo.com/people/carmen-argenziano)
- [Tom O'Brien](https://cinepixo.com/people/tom-o-brien)
- [Kevin McNulty](https://cinepixo.com/people/kevin-mcnulty)
- [Jodie Foster](https://cinepixo.com/people/jodie-foster)
- [Ann Hearn](https://cinepixo.com/people/ann-hearn)
- [Bryan Johnson](https://cinepixo.com/people/bryan-johnson)
- [Tom McBeath](https://cinepixo.com/people/tom-mcbeath)
- [John H. Cox](https://cinepixo.com/people/john-h-cox)
- [Scott Paulin](https://cinepixo.com/people/scott-paulin)
- [Terry David Mulligan](https://cinepixo.com/people/terry-david-mulligan)
- [Tom Heaton](https://cinepixo.com/people/tom-heaton)

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