Convicted (TV 1986)

Fact-based story about a Tennessee letter carrier who was falsely convicted of a rape. However, his legal problems continue even after the real rapist confesses.

Director:

David Lowell Rich

Writer:

Jonathan B. Rintels Jr.

Stars:

Lindsay Wagner, Carroll O'Connor, John Larroquette

1 nomination.

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Lindsay Wagner	...	Martha Forbes
Carroll O'Connor	...	Lewis May
John Larroquette	...	Douglas Forbes
Laurie O'Brien	...	Audrey Delaney
Caitlin O'Heaney	...	Carla Larkin
Burton Gilliam	...	Lieutenant Nance
Jenny Lewis	...	Shelley Forbes
Alyson Croft	...	Yolanda Forbes
Gabriel Damon	...	Joel Forbes
Jamie McEnnan	...	Lance Forbes (as Jaime McEnnan)
Charles Bartlett
Patricia Gaul	...	Norma Forbes
Glenn Morrissey	...	Klennard Forbes
Claire Malis
Gary Grubbs	...	Tom Cowan

Storyline

Fact-based story about a Tennessee letter carrier who was falsely convicted of a rape. However, his legal problems continue even after the real rapist confesses.

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Plot Keywords:

based on true story

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Genres:

Drama

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Details

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

12 May 1986 (USA)

Also Known As:

Convicted - Unschuldig schuldig

Company Credits

Production Co:

Larry A. Thompson Productions

Technical Specs

Runtime:

120 min 120 min

Sound Mix:

Mono

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.33 : 1

User Reviews

If this is not evil, nothing ever was.

I felt nothing but loathing for the rape victim in this film. Just because a crime was committed against her, cannot justify her act of deliberate false accusation of an innocent man. And the fact that the prosecutor (clearly) knowingly went along with it is worse. The evidence was all there right from the beginning -- everyone KNEW that they had an innocent man. All of the evidence and witnesses refuted the victim's claims (lies) the he was her attacker. When 1 person says to me "this is so" and a dozen people say "this is NOT so" it is clear who is lying and who is telling the truth. What is really sickening is that everybody clearly knew they had an innocent man. But they didn't care -- they just wanted their pound of flesh -- and didn't care who's hide it came out of. The prosecutor, the police, the judge; EVEN THE COLD-BLOODED JURY THAT CONVICTED HIM! It was only after the real rapist voluntarily turned himself in that the truth came out. The prosecutor, when confronted with the irrefutable, said, "I am not an evil man." If this is not evil, nothing ever was. What is sad is that this is a fact-based story. It really happened and does happen. I had the utmost respect for our nation's system of justice. Never in my life, until after having seen the chronicle of events told in this film, would I have believed our county's justice system to actually be capable of UGLINESS.