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Indictment: The McMartin Trial
7.0 / 10• 1995• 2h 15m•R• English
TV MovieDrama
Storyline
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.
Cast & Crew
James Woods
Danny Davis
Lead
Mercedes Ruehl
Lael Rubin
Lolita Davidovich
Kee McFarlane
Sada Thompson
Virginia McMartin
Henry Thomas
Ray Buckey
Shirley Knight
Peggy Buckey
Mark Blum
Wayne Satz
Alison Elliott
Peggy Ann Buckey
What People Are Saying
4.0
“A staggering achievement of craft and ambition. Mick Jackson's vision lands with breathtaking precision.”
3.0
“Every frame feels alive. Indictment: The McMartin Trial is the rare release that takes its audience seriously.”
