The Rape of Richard Beck

*The Rape of Richard Beck*
The Rape of Richard Beck
Genre	Drama
Written by	James G. Hirsch
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] It was written by James G. Hirsch and directed by Karen Arthur, and stars Richard Crenna, Pat Hingle, Frances Lee McCain, and Joanna Kerns. Jason Bernard, Meredith Baxter, George Dzundza, and Troy Evans appear in supporting roles. The film premiered on ABC on May 27, 1985. For his performance, Crenna won a Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Lead Actor - Miniseries or a Movie.

Plot

Based in Seattle, Richard Beck is a veteran police detective who has little sympathy for sex crime victims, believing that they are "asking for it". When he lets an accused rapist go free in exchange for information on a murder suspect, he is punished by being assigned to the Sex Crimes unit, where he must work alongside counselor Barbara McKee. Beck continues to disregard the seriousness of the job until he is raped by two male suspects, after which he starts to question his own attitudes about violence, women, and masculinity.

Cast

Actor	Role
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

Richard Crenna won a Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Lead Actor in a Limited Series or a Special.^[3] Crenna's performance was also nominated for a Golden Globe Award for Best Performance by an Actor in a Mini-Series or Motion Picture Made for TV.^[4] The film won an Eddie Award for Best Edited Television Special for Millie Moore and Maurie Beck.

References

^ ^a ^b Erickson, Hal (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.
^ "The Rape of Richard Beck". Television Academy. Retrieved 8 October 2024.
^ "Rape of Richard Beck, The". Golden Globes. Retrieved 8 October 2024.

External links

The Rape of Richard Beck at IMDb
The Rape of Richard Beck at AllMovie
The Rape of Richard Beck at the TCM Movie Database

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[NYT-1] Erickson, Hal (2015). "The Rape of Richard Beck". Movies & TV Dept. The New York Times. Archived from the original on 2015-04-27.

[2] Anderson, Jon (May 27, 1985). "Cop's Beliefs Violated In 'Rape Of Richard Beck'". Chicago Tribune.

[3] "The Rape of Richard Beck". Television Academy. Retrieved 8 October 2024.

[4] "Rape of Richard Beck, The". Golden Globes. Retrieved 8 October 2024.

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