A Case of Rape

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"A Case of Rape" is a 1974 American made-for-television drama film starring Elizabeth Montgomery as a woman seeking justice after a brutal sexual assault, noted for its frank treatment of rape and the legal system’s failures.

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instanceOf television film
basedOn original screenplay
cinematographyBy Ralph Woolsey
countryOfOrigin United States
director Boris Sagal
distributor NBC
editor Douglas Stewart
era second-wave feminism era
filmingLocation Los Angeles
format made-for-television film
genre drama
legal drama
hasAudience American television viewers
hasTheme gender bias in the legal system
revictimization of rape survivors in court
search for justice after sexual assault
leadCharacterName Ellen Harrod
leadCharacterPortrayedBy Elizabeth Montgomery
medium television
musicBy Jerry Fielding
notableFor critique of legal system’s treatment of rape victims
frank depiction of rape
originalBroadcastFormat color
originalLanguage English
originalNetwork NBC
portrays courtroom proceedings in rape cases
psychological trauma of rape survivors
producer Universal Television
productionCompany Universal Television
releaseDate 1974-02-20
releaseYear 1974
runtimeMinutes 74
setting New York City
starring Cliff Potts
Eileen Heckart
Elizabeth Montgomery
Lillian Gish
Michael Learned
William Daniels
subjectMatter legal system
rape
sexual assault
victim advocacy
televisionRating TV-14
timePeriodOfRelease 1970s
writer Bob E. Swanson

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Elizabeth Montgomery notableWork A Case of Rape
Walter E. Grauman notableWork A Case of Rape (1974 TV film)
linked to: A Case of Rape
Walter E. Grauman workedOn A Case of Rape (1974 TV film)
linked to: A Case of Rape