Indictment: The McMartin Trial (1995)

Directed by

Mick Jackson

Genre

docudrama

Country

United States

Runtime

2h 11m

Rated

R

Rating

7.0 of 10 from 68 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

This docudrama recounts the notorious McMartin preschool trial, where multiple adults were accused of horrific abuse. It follows the lawyers, defendants, and families caught up in the case.

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What happens

Indictment: The McMartin Trial is a 1995 American 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. 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 and Roberta Bassin as the mother who initiated the case. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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