Indictment: The McMartin Trial

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.

Details

Status

Released

Release date

January 1, 1995

Original language

English

Spoken languages

english

Countries

United States of America

Production

Ixtlan,HBO Films,Ixtlan Productions,Janet Yang Productions,Abby Mann Productions,Breakheart Films,HBO Films, Abby Mann Productions, Breakheart Films, Janet Yang Productions, Ixtlan Productions

Budget

Not recorded

Revenue

Not recorded

IMDb

tt0113421