Indictment: The McMartin Trial
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First episode date May 20, 1995 Duration Language English | 7.8/10 IMDb Genre Drama, Thriller Initial DVD release January 7, 2003 Country United States | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Release date May 20, 1995 (1995-05-20) Cast Similar movies James Woods appears in Indictment: The McMartin Trial and Badge of the Assassin | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Indictment: The McMartin Trial is a film made for television that originally aired on HBO on May 20, 1995. Indictment is based on the true story of the McMartin preschool trial.
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Oliver Stone and Abby Mann were executive producers of the film, which was directed by Mick Jackson.
The cast includes James Woods and Mercedes Ruehl, as opposing defense and prosecuting attorneys in the McMartin trial. Henry Thomas, Sada Thompson and Shirley Knight co-star as the defendants in the case, with Lolita Davidovitch as a child-abuse therapist whose findings were crucial to the prosecution's case.
Summary
A defense lawyer defends an average American family from shocking allegations of child abuse and satanic rituals. After seven years and $16 million, the trial ends with the dismissal of all charges.
Cast
Reception
John J. O'Connor, writing for The New York Times:
Also writing for The New York Times, Seth Mydans said:
Impact
The film is cited as a watershed in the shift of ideas about satanic ritual abuse in the United States, recasting Ray Buckey as a victim of a hysterical conspiracy rather than a child abuser.
References
Indictment: The McMartin Trial WikipediaIndictment: The McMartin Trial IMDb Indictment: The McMartin Trial themoviedb.org