A Case of Rape is a 1974 American made-for-television drama film directed by Boris Sagal and starring Elizabeth Montgomery, Ronny Cox, and William Daniels.
[2] Ellen Harrod appears to have a happy marriage to David, although his frequent work-related absences are beginning to take a toll on her.
This attempt comes to a crashing halt four days after the initial attack in a parking garage when Retzliff, who has been waiting for Ellen behind the front seat of her car, rapes her again, this time beating her viciously.
The film was broadcast on February 20, 1974, over the NBC Television Network, which had some reservations about showing the second rape scene, which was considered strongly graphic at the time.
As reported by the A&E series Biography, Montgomery believed so strongly in the story that she threatened to leave the project if the scene was cut.