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Release Date:
May 20, 1995
Original Title:
Indictment: The McMartin Trial
Alternate Titles:
Le Silence des innocents - L'Affaire Mc Martin
Mise en accusation
Genres:
Drama | TV Movie
Production Companies:
Abby Mann Productions
Breakheart Films
HBO Films
Ixtlan
Janet Yang Productions
Production Countries:
United States of America
Ratings / Certifications:
DE: 16 NL: 12 US: R
Runtime: 135
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.
Cinematography:
Rodrigo GarcĂa
Director:
Mick Jackson
Editor:
Richard A. Harris
Music:
Peter Rodgers Melnick
Producer:
Diana Pokorny
Production Design:
Howard Cummings
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