Trouble with Rape, The

Synopsis

Considers the ambivalent attitudes to rape in British society. Traces the story of a rape victim from the scene of the crime to the end of the trial. Made prior to the introduction of the Sexual Offences (Amendment) Act, 1976 and the case of DPP v Morgan, 1975.

Series

This Week, Series

Language

English

Country

Great Britain

Medium

Film; Video; Film. 16mm. sd. col. 30 min. Videocassette. Standard formats. col. 30 min.

Technical information

Black-and-white / Sound

Year of production

1975

Availability

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Uses

To highlight the reality of a criminal act and to compare whether the subsequent legislation did do anything constructive to meet the criticisms made in the film.*

Subjects

Social welfare

Keywords

crime; rape

Distribution Formats

Type

Film

Format

16mm

Production Company

Name

Thames Television

Distributor

Name

Concord Media

Email

sales@concordmedia.org.uk

Web

http://www.concordmedia.org.uk/ External site opens in new window

Phone

01473 726 012

Address

Rosehill Centre
22 Hines Road
Ipswich
IP3 9BG

Notes

A long-established, not-for-profit organisation with a large collection DVDs, specialising in the sectors of general and mental health, child care, race relations, war and peace, addictions, the third world, ecology, civil rights, personal relationships, educational issues, and social work training. Concord also handles titles made for the Graves Medical Audio-visual Library. Sale on DVD. Formerly known as Concord Video and Film Council. In 2014 Concord began to offer selected films as Video on Demand, via Vimeo.