The Violation of Sarah McDavid
1981, English. Directed by John Llewellyn Moxey.
Sarah McDavid, an idealistic young teacher, takes a job in a rough high school where she is eventually attacked and raped in her classroom after school hours and decides to buck the school system in an attempt to make schools safer for students and teachers alike, against the advice of the school's principal, Dr. Keys, who tries to gloss over the hazardous conditions and the incident itself to avoid bad publicity and decreased enrollment.
- Runtime
- 1h 40m
- Post-credits
- None listed
- Language
- English
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- Released
- 19 May 1981
- Country
- United States of America
- Written by
- Arnold Peyser, Lois Peyser, Joan Maeks
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The Violation of Sarah McDavid runs 100 minutes (1h 40m).
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The Violation of Sarah McDavid isn’t streaming on any OTT platform in India yet; it released on 19 May 1981. (Checked 13 November 2026.)
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Who directed The Violation of Sarah McDavid?
The Violation of Sarah McDavid (1981) was directed by John Llewellyn Moxey and stars Patty Duke, Ned Beatty, James Sloyan.