Indictment: The McMartin Trial

Indictment: The McMartin Trial

6.9IMDb Score
Released:1995-05-20
Genre:TV Movie, Drama
Duration:135 min
Country:United States of America
Director:Mick Jackson
Actors:James Woods, Mercedes Ruehl, Lolita Davidovich, Sada Thompson, Henry Thomas
Production:HBO Films, Abby Mann Productions, Breakheart Films, Janet Yang Productions, Ixtlan Productions

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.

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