Taking Back My Life: The Nancy Ziegenmeyer Story is a 1992 American made-for-television drama film about a rape victim who spoke out about her experiences and raised awareness of the fact that rape and sexual assault are never the victim's fault.
Taking Back My Life: The Nancy Ziegenmeyer Story | |
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Genre | Drama |
Written by | April Smith |
Directed by | Harry Winer |
Starring | Patricia Wettig Stephen Lang Shelley Hack Joanna Cassidy |
Music by | Randy Edelman |
Country of origin | United States |
Original language | English |
Production | |
Executive producers | Lawrence A. Lyttle Harry Winer |
Producer | Andrew Gottlieb |
Production location | Memphis, Tennessee |
Cinematography | Thomas Alger Olgeirson |
Editors | John A. Barton David A. Simmons |
Running time | 96 minutes |
Production company | Warner Bros. Television |
Original release | |
Network | CBS |
Release | March 15, 1992 |
This true story inspired other victims who felt shame about what had happened to them to speak out.[1] Rape victim Nancy Ziegenmeyer spoke openly about her experiences, including with the hospital, the police, prosecutors, the accused, and the criminal justice system.[2][3]
Nancy Ziegenmeyer wrote the book, Taking Back My Life, to encourage women to seek help after they've been victimized.[4]
The Des Moines Register won the Pulitzer Prize for Public Service in 1991 for publishing the story regarding Nancy Ziegenmeyer.[5]