The Rape of Richard Beck
Appearance
The Rape of Richard Beck | |
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Genre | Drama |
Written by | James G. Hirsch[1] |
Directed by | Karen Arthur |
Starring | Richard Crenna George Dzundza Meredith Baxter Pat Hingle Frances Lee McCain Cotter Smith Joanna Kerns |
Theme music composer | Peter Bernstein |
Country of origin | United States |
Original language | English |
Production | |
Executive producers | James S. Henerson James G. Hirsch |
Producer | Robert Papazian |
Cinematography | Tom Neuwirth |
Editors | Maurie Beck Millie Moore |
Running time | 100 minutes |
Production company | Robert Papazian Productions |
Original release | |
Network | ABC |
Release | May 27, 1985 |
The Rape of Richard Beck (also known as Deadly Justice)[1] is a 1985 American television film.[2]
Plot
[edit]Richard Beck (Richard Crenna) is a police detective who believes that rape victims are "asking for it". When he is raped by two male suspects, he comes to question this belief.
Cast
[edit]Actor | Role |
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Richard Crenna | Richard Beck |
George Dzundza | Blastig |
Meredith Baxter | Barbara McKee |
Pat Hingle | Chappy Beck |
Frances Lee McCain | Caroline Beck |
Cotter Smith | Lt. Hugo |
Joanna Kerns | Anita Parrish |
Mark Dickison | Eric Gibbs |
Jason Bernard | Sgt. Wally Rydell |
Nicholas Worth | Ray |
M. C. Gainey | Sonny |
Stanley Kamel | Dr. Greenberg |
Awards and nominations
[edit]- 1986: Won, Best Edited Television Special, Millie Moore and Maurie Beck
- 1985: Won, Outstanding Lead Actor in a Limited Series or a Special, Richard Crenna
- 1986: Nominated, Best Performance by an Actor in a Mini-Series or Motion Picture Made for TV, Richard Crenna
References
[edit]- ^ a b Hal Erickson (2015). "The Rape of Richard Beck". Movies & TV Dept. The New York Times. Archived from the original on 2015-04-27.
- ^ Anderson, Jon (May 27, 1985). "Cop's Beliefs Violated In 'Rape Of Richard Beck'". Chicago Tribune.
External links
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Categories:
- 1985 television films
- 1985 films
- 1985 crime drama films
- American Broadcasting Company original films
- American crime drama films
- American television films
- Films about rape
- Films directed by Karen Arthur
- 1980s English-language films
- 1980s American films
- English-language crime drama films
- Crime drama film stubs
- American drama television film stubs