An Invasion of Privacy

• Director: Mel Damski
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• Genre: Crime
• Release Year: 1983
• Country: US
• Run Time: 100 minutes

Plot

Based on Joan Taylor's novel Asking for It, the made-for-TV An Invasion of Privacy stars Valerie Harper as recently divorced book illustrator Kate Bianchi. Moving into a remote, cloistered island community in Maine, Kate has barely arrived when she is raped by a local handyman. The hostile, inbred locals immediately turn against Kate when she presses charges, leaving only the town's college-educated police chief (Cliff De Young) to champion her cause. Jerry Orbach and Tammy Grimes took time off from their roles in the Broadway musical 42nd Street to show up in cameo roles. Filmed on Long Island Sound, An Invasion of Privacy first aired January 12, 1983, on CBS. ~ Hal Erickson, All Movie Guide

Cast

Paul Austin - Sergeant Tripper; Jacqueline Brookes - Charlotte Beach; Frederick Coffin; Jeff Daniels - Francis Ryan; Cliff De Young - Carl Slater; Lydie Denier; Peter Michael Goetz - Gerald Deims; Tammy Grimes - Paula; Frank Hamilton - Judge; Valerie Harper - Kate Bianchi; Carol Kane - Ilene Cohen; Richard Masur - Doctor Harvey Cohen; Jennifer O'Neill; Jerry Orbach - Sam Bianchi; J.C. Quinn - Wilbur Purdy; Leon B. Stevens - Dr. Conrad; Robby Benson

Credit

Mel Damski - Director, David Finfer - Editor, Dick Berg - Executive Producer, Tony Rains - Composer (Music Score), Marc Donnenfield - Production Designer, John Lindley - Cinematographer, Allan Marcil - Producer, Elaine Mueller - Screenwriter, Joyce Taylor - Book Author