Mrs. R's Daughter

Sep 19, 1979

1h 40m

★ 6.0

A Woman's Struggle For Justice

Overview

When a young woman is brutally raped and beaten, her mother sets out to find justice for her.

Genres

Drama

TV Movie

Production Companies

NBC

Mrs. R's Daughter Trailers

Cast

Ruth Rendell

Cloris Leachman

Ellie Pruitt

Season Hubley

Frank Randell

Donald Moffat

Paul Underwood

John McIntire

Deputy D.A. Joseph Barron

Ron Rifkin

Deputy D.A. James Karp

Stephen Elliott

Carl Bergson

John Fitzpatrick

Andy Webb

Craig Wasson

Cathy Burroughs

Kerry Sherman

Kerry

Deborah Benson

Police Sergeant Larsen

Don Megowan

Michelle

Barbara Tarbuck

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