Rape and Marriage: The Rideout Case

Oct 30, 1980

1h 36m

★ 5.5

Overview

Based on the well-publicized Oregon criminal case of the late 1970s, this film dramatizes the unique dispute in which Greta Rideout instigated the prosecution of her husband, John, charging him with raping her.

Genres

Drama

TV Movie

Production Companies

Stonehenge Productions

Blue Greene Productions

Lorimar Productions

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Cast

John Rideout

Mickey Rourke

Greta Rideout

Linda Hamilton

Charles Burt

Rip Torn

Gary Gortmaker

Eugene Roche

Helen

Conchata Ferrell

Jean Christensen

Gail Strickland

Norma Joyce

Bonnie Bartlett

Judge Richard Barber

Richard Venture

Wanda

Alley Mills

Ralph Larson

Paul Koslo

Sally

Mo Malone

Cliff Sulkes

Gerald McRaney

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