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A young lawyer defends a black man accused of murdering two white men who raped his 10-year-old daughter, sparking a rebirth of the KKK.
Language
Budget$40,000,000
Revenue $152,266,007
English
Budget$40,000,000
Revenue $152,266,007
Keywords
sniper
rape
court
jurors
ku klux klan
mississippi river
forgiveness
blackmail
attempted murder
trial
murder
lawyer
capital punishment
gang rape
racism
courtroom
racial tension
racial issues
courtroom drama
legal drama
legal thriller
black community
avenging father
inspirational
attempted hanging
deep south racism
Casts
Matthew McConaughey
Jake Brigance
Sandra Bullock
Ellen Roark
Samuel L. Jackson
Carl Lee Hailey
Kevin Spacey
Rufus Buckley
Ashley Judd
Carla Brigance
Donald Sutherland
Lucien Wilbanks
Oliver Platt
Harry Rex Vonner
Charles S. Dutton
Ozzie Walls
Brenda Fricker
Ethel Twitty
Kiefer Sutherland
Freddie Lee Cobb
Patrick McGoohan
Judge Omar Noose
Rae'Ven Larrymore Kelly
Tonya Hailey
Tonea Stewart
Gwen Hailey
John Diehl
Tim Nunley
Chris Cooper
Dwayne Looney
Nicky Katt
Billy Ray Cobb
Doug Hutchison
Pete Willard
Kurtwood Smith
Stump Sisson
Tim Parati
Winston
Beth Grant
Cora Mae Cobb
Anthony Heald
Wilbert Rodeheaver
M. Emmet Walsh
Willard Tyrell Bass (uncredited)
Octavia Spencer
Roark's Nurse
Darrin Mitchell
Skip Hailey
LaConte McGrew
Slim Hailey
Devin Lloyd
Willie Hailey
Mark W. Johnson
Willie Hastings
Joe Seneca
Reverend Isaiah Street
Thomas Merdis
Reverend Ollie Agee
Alexandra Kyle
Hannah Brigance
Terry Loughlin
Jury Foreman
Andy Stahl
Reluctant Male Juror
Joe Bullen
Joe Frank Perryman
Lorraine Middleton
Blonde Woman Juror
Graham Timbes
Male Juror
Jonathan Hadary
Norman Reinfield
Benjamin Mouton
Klan Bomber
Byron Jennings
Brent Musgrove
Patrick Sutton
Militant Teenager
Greg Lauren
Taylor
Danny Nelson
Bud Twitty
Mike Pniewski
Deputy Tatum
Elizabeth Omilami
Woman Angry at Klan
Lukas Cain
Looney's Son
Stacy Rae Toyon
Looney's Wife
Wayne Dehart
Claude
Helen E. Floyd
Waitress at Claude's
David Brian Williams
Customer at Claude's
Rebecca Koon
Dell
James M. Crumley Jr.
Guardsman Mackenvale
Jim Ritchie
Tom Hardy
Perry Ritchie
Sarah Hardy
Mike McLaren
Administrator at Whitfield
Tim Monich
Reverend Fink
Leonard L. Thomas
Man in Lumberyard
Brance H. Beamon
Noose's Butler
Mildred J. Gilbreath
Noose's Housekeeper
Will Crapps
Minister
David U. Hodges
Bailiff
Maggie Wade Dixon
T.V. Anchor
Russell Hambline
Old Man Bates
Robert Chapman
Young Fisherman
Robert R. Bell Jr.
Fisherman
Tommy McCullough
Old Fisherman
Ryk St. Vincent
Deputy
Bettina Rose
Evelyn
Linda Calvin Johnson
Sugar
Terrance Freeman
Court Deputy
Alice Julius-Scott
N.A.A.C.P. Woman
William Truly Jr.
N.A.A.C.P. Man #1
Walter L. Hutchins
N.A.A.C.P. Man #2
Jerry Hunt
John
Howard Ballou
Reporter #1 with Hastings
Todd Demers
Reporter #1 with Jake
Stephanie Strickland
Stephanie (Reporter #1 with Buckley)
Kim Hendrix
Kim (Reporter #2 with Buckley)
Rob Jay
Reporter #3 with Buckley
Sherri Hilton
Reporter #2 with Jake
Steve Coulter
Klansman
Jackie Stewart
Fire Chief
Rosebud Dixon-Green
Woman at Rally
Crews
Joel Schumacher
Director
William Steinkamp
Editor
Michael G. Nathanson
Producer
John Grisham
Producer
Peter Menzies Jr.
Director of Photography
Akiva Goldsman
Screenplay
Larry Fulton
Production Design
Hunt Lowry
Producer
Arnon Milchan
Producer
Bill Johnson
Unit Production Manager
William M. Elvin
Associate Producer
Elliot Goldenthal
Original Music Composer
Mali Finn
Casting
John Grisham
Novel
Troy Gilbert
Stunts
Richard Toyon
Art Direction
Ingrid Ferrin
Costume Design
Asahel Cooper
Set Dressing Artist
Randy Feemster
Camera Operator
Wendy M. Craig
Set Costumer
Mickey Gilbert
Stunt Coordinator
Dorree Cooper
Set Decoration
Jeffrey McMahon
Construction Foreman
Nancy Mott
Craft Service
Ronald Cox
Propmaker
Lee Garibaldi
Transportation Captain
D. G. Fisher
Cableman
Gary Duncan
Picture Car Coordinator
Sharron Reynolds-Enriquez
Script Supervisor
Michael Singer
Unit Publicist
John Leveque
Supervising Sound Editor
Pamela S. Westmore
Makeup Artist
Michael Denering
Scenic Artist
Eric Wycoff
Lighting Technician
Lee Lemont
Foley Editor
Michael Connell
Music Editor
Lucy Weber
Painter
Marietta Carter-Narcisse
Key Makeup Artist
Martin Weight
Video Assist Operator
Petur Hliddal
Sound Mixer
Hugh McCallum
Grip
Lance Gilbert
Stunts
Emily Schweber
Casting Associate
Chris Centrella
Key Grip
Christine M. Loss
Still Photographer
Tim Monich
Dialect Coach
William Hogue
Driver
Steven Gerrior
Assistant Sound Editor
Robert Bradshaw
Dialogue Editor
John Moses
Musician
Zandra Harding
Seamstress
Bonnie Daniels
Production Controller
Steve Galich
Special Effects Coordinator
William M. Elvin
First Assistant Director
Michael T. Wilson
Additional Editor
Rex Anson Rhorer
Rigging Grip
Keith P. Cunningham
Set Designer
Robert L. Stevenson
Hairstylist
Ken Nevin
Transportation Co-Captain
Scott Elias
Location Manager
Dennis J. Lootens
Rigging Gaffer
Carl Fischer
Boom Operator
Adam Jenkins
Sound Re-Recording Mixer
Roland N. Thai
Sound Designer
Brad Einhorn
Property Master
Margaret L. Schlaifer
Studio Teacher
Matt Byrne
Utility Stunts
James F. Truesdale
Assistant Art Director
John H. Samson
Construction Coordinator
Francis N. 'Lucky' Costello
Standby Painter
Pamela Wise
Costume Supervisor
Janine Rath-Thompson
Key Hair Stylist
Bill Daly
Post Production Accountant
Dominik Dugandzic
Special Effects
Tommy Tancharoen
Transportation Coordinator
William McConnell
First Assistant Camera
Bob Putynkowski
Color Timer
Debra L. Tennant
First Assistant Editor
Robert Elhai
Orchestrator
Kevin Murphy
Gaffer
Julianna Arenson
Production Accountant
Joe Divitale
Sound Effects Editor
Andrew Adamson
Visual Effects Supervisor
Steve Wolf
Special Effects Assistant
A. Welch Lambeth
Key Production Assistant
Christian J. Fletcher
Stunt Double
Robert W. Steinkamp
Assistant Editor
Zack Davis
ADR Editor
Jerry Lousteau
Animal Wrangler
John Alfred
First Assistant Accountant
Fran Allgood
Costumer
Dean M. King
Best Boy Grip
Mo Henry
Negative Cutter
Anna M. Elias
Assistant Location Manager
Jonathan Sheffer
Conductor
Jo Doster
Local Casting
Alan Edmisten
Second Assistant Director
Eric Oliver
Second Second Assistant Director
Scott Mobley
Special Effects Technician
Ash Taylor
Location Assistant
Tom Anderson
Assistant Chief Lighting Technician
Rene Crowe
Production Secretary
Joel McKee
Assistant Property Master
Michelle Madison
Additional Second Assistant Camera
Ben Nye Jr.
Makeup Supervisor
Don Lee
Digital Compositor
Anthony Goldschmidt
Title Designer
Hilda Hodges
Foley Artist
Fred Stafford
Supervising ADR Editor
Bill McConnell Jr.
Second Assistant Camera
Joel Voorhies
Wardrobe Assistant
Darrell Woodard
Additional Second Assistant Director
Mary Jo Lang
Foley Mixer
Suzanne Trucks
Camera Loader
Bettina Rose
Executive Assistant
Chuck Brown
Dolly Grip
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