Beth Early is trying to get over her broken marriage. She attends the local college, where she meets Martin Knapek, a successful lawyer. One night after accepting his lift home she is subjected to a brutal assault. At his trial he is freed and Beth is then faced with a libel suit for wrongly accusing him of rape... Read more
| Starring | Veronica Hamel, Judd Hirsch, Lee Grant, Ray Baker |
|---|---|
| Director | John Patterson |
| Genres | Drama |
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Beth Early is trying to get over her broken marriage. She attends the local college, where she meets Martin Knapek, a successful lawyer. One night after accepting his lift home she is subjected to a brutal assault. At his trial he is freed and Beth is then faced with a libel suit for wrongly accusing him of rape...
| Starring | Veronica Hamel, Judd Hirsch, Lee Grant, Ray Baker |
|---|---|
| Director | John Patterson |
| Studio | INFINITY MEDIA HOLDINGS LTD |
| Run time | DVD: 1 hr 31 mins |
| Certificate | |
| Genres | Drama |
| Language | DVD: English |
| Released | DVD: 22 Apr 2002 Production year: 1990 |
| Format | DVD |
A well written and well played variation on the courtroom drama, with Veronica Hamel as the successful businesswoman who sues a lawyer after he rapes her, only to find he counter-sues for slander. Judd Hirsch — Oscar-nominated for his portrayal of a psychiatrist in the 1980 drama Ordinary People, but still best known for his role as nice guy Alex Rieger in TV series Taxi — is surprisingly good, playing against type as the nasty lawyer: you can't wait for him to get his comeuppance. Hamel also gives a good performance, but she will always be best remembered as public defender Joyce Davenport in the acclaimed eighties TV series Hill Street Blues.
A believable story and good acting for this drama.
A believable story and good acting for this drama.