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Indictment: The McMartin Trial
Approx. run time	135 minutes
Distributed by	mediacs AG
Written by	Abby Mann; Myra Mann
Directed by	Mick Jackson
Produced by	Diana Pokorny
Starring	Lolita Davidovich; Shirley Knight; Mercedes Ruehl; Henry Thomas; Sada Thompson; James Woods; Nicollette Sheridan
Editing by	Richard A. Harris
Music by	Peter Rodgers Melnick
Cinematography	Rodrigo García
Country	United States
Language	English
Release date	1995

Indictment: The McMartin Trial is a made for TV movie that originally aired on HBO on May 20, 1995. Indictment is based on the true story of the McMartin preschool trial.

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A defense lawyer (played by James Woods) defends an average American family from shocking allegations of child abuse and satanic rituals. After six years and $16 million, the trial ends with the dismissal of all charges.

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John J. O'Connor, writing for The New York Times:

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This is a portrait of mass hysteria, fueled by panic-stricken parents, overzealous prosecutors, irresponsible talk shows and an out-of-control tabloid press..."Is Indictment balanced? Is it fair to the other side? No. As Mr. [Abby] Mann puts it, "What other side?" Watch it and shudder."^[1]

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Also writing for The New York Times, Seth Mydans said:

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The film makes no pretense at objectivity: There are good guys in the McMartin saga, and there are very, very bad guys..." He adds "Nor does the film try to examine difficult issues. It is a drama not so much about the painful process of assessing children's stories of abuse or about the fear and guilt their parents feel but about the destructiveness of a system run amok.^[2]

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^ O'Connor, John J. (1995-05-19). "The Horrors Behind The McMartin Trial". The New York Times. http://query.nytimes.com/gst/fullpage.html?res=990CE5DB153FF93AA25756C0A963958260. Retrieved 2009-01-11.
^ Mydans, Seth (1995-05-14). "A Child-Abuse Case, in the Eyes of the Accused". The New York Times. http://query.nytimes.com/gst/fullpage.html?res=990CE4DA1531F937A25756C0A963958260. Retrieved 2009-01-11.

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[-0] O'Connor, John J. (1995-05-19). "The Horrors Behind The McMartin Trial". The New York Times. http://query.nytimes.com/gst/fullpage.html?res=990CE5DB153FF93AA25756C0A963958260. Retrieved 2009-01-11.

[1] Mydans, Seth (1995-05-14). "A Child-Abuse Case, in the Eyes of the Accused". The New York Times. http://query.nytimes.com/gst/fullpage.html?res=990CE4DA1531F937A25756C0A963958260. Retrieved 2009-01-11.

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