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Indictment: The McMartin Trial

Indictment: The McMartin Trial

19957.02h 15m

Overview

The McMartin family's lives are turned upside down when they are accused of serious child molestation. The family run a school for infants. An unqualified child cruelty "expert" videotapes the children describing outrageous stories of abuse. One of the most expensive and long running trials in US legal history, exposes the lack of evidence and unprofessional attitudes of the finger pointers which kept one of the accused in jail for over 5 years without bail.

Directed by Mick Jackson
Written by Abby Mann, Myra Mann
Produced by Diana Pokorny
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Top Cast

James Woods

James Woods

Danny Davis

Mercedes Ruehl

Mercedes Ruehl

Lael Rubin

Lolita Davidovich

Lolita Davidovich

Kee McFarlane

Sada Thompson

Sada Thompson

Virginia McMartin

Henry Thomas

Henry Thomas

Ray Buckey

Shirley Knight

Shirley Knight

Peggy Buckey

Mark Blum

Mark Blum

Wayne Satz

Alison Elliott

Alison Elliott

Peggy Ann Buckey

Chelsea Field

Chelsea Field

Christine Johnson

Joe Urla

Joe Urla

Glenn Stevens

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About Indictment: The McMartin Trial

Indictment: The McMartin Trial is a tv movie, drama film released in 1995 exploring themes of court, trial, courtroom. Directed by Mick Jackson, it stars James Woods, Mercedes Ruehl, Lolita Davidovich. The McMartin family's lives are turned upside down when they are accused of serious child molestation. The family run a school for infants. An unqualified child cruelty "expert" videotapes the children describing outrageous stories of abuse. One of the most expensive and long running trials in US legal history, exposes the lack of evidence and unprofessional attitudes of the finger pointers which kept one of the accused in jail for over 5 years without bail.

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