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 HaileyLaConte McGrew
Slim HaileyDevin Lloyd
Willie HaileyMark W. Johnson
Willie Hastings
Joe Seneca
Reverend Isaiah StreetThomas Merdis
Reverend Ollie Agee
Alexandra Kyle
Hannah BriganceTerry Loughlin
Jury Foreman
Andy Stahl
Reluctant Male JurorJoe Bullen
Joe Frank PerrymanLorraine Middleton
Blonde Woman Juror
Graham Timbes
Male Juror
Jonathan Hadary
Norman Reinfield
Benjamin Mouton
Klan Bomber
Byron Jennings
Brent MusgrovePatrick Sutton
Militant Teenager
Greg Lauren
Taylor
Danny Nelson
Bud Twitty
Mike Pniewski
Deputy Tatum
Elizabeth Omilami
Woman Angry at KlanLukas Cain
Looney's SonStacy Rae Toyon
Looney's Wife
Wayne Dehart
ClaudeHelen E. Floyd
Waitress at Claude'sDavid Brian Williams
Customer at Claude's
Rebecca Koon
DellPerry Ritchie
Sarah HardyMike McLaren
Administrator at Whitfield
Leonard L. Thomas
Man in LumberyardBrance H. Beamon
Noose's ButlerMildred J. Gilbreath
Noose's HousekeeperWill Crapps
MinisterDavid U. Hodges
BailiffMaggie Wade Dixon
T.V. AnchorRussell Hambline
Old Man BatesRobert Chapman
Young FishermanRobert R. Bell Jr.
FishermanTommy McCullough
Old Fisherman
Ryk St. Vincent
DeputyBettina Rose
EvelynLinda Calvin Johnson
SugarTerrance Freeman
Court DeputyAlice Julius-Scott
N.A.A.C.P. WomanWilliam Truly Jr.
N.A.A.C.P. Man #1Walter L. Hutchins
N.A.A.C.P. Man #2Jerry Hunt
JohnHoward Ballou
Reporter #1 with HastingsTodd Demers
Reporter #1 with JakeStephanie Strickland
Stephanie (Reporter #1 with Buckley)Kim Hendrix
Kim (Reporter #2 with Buckley)Rob Jay
Reporter #3 with BuckleySherri Hilton
Reporter #2 with Jake
Steve Coulter
KlansmanJackie Stewart
Fire ChiefRosebud Dixon-Green
Woman at Rally
Released
en
$40,000,000.00
$152,266,007.00
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- #lawyer
- #capital punishment
- #gang rape
- #racism
- #courtroom
- #racial tension
- #mourning
- #racial issues
- #courtroom drama
- #legal drama
- #legal thriller
- #black community
- #avenging father
- #inspirational
- #attempted hanging
- #frightened
- #deep south racism
Reviews
The opening scenes of this movie are the sort that stay with you for ever: the brutal assault and murder of a young girl by two rednecks in Mississippi. Before their trial, they are gunned down in the courthouse by the girl's bereft father "Carl Lee Hailey" (Samuel L. Jackson) and it falls to "Brigance" (Matthew McConaughey) to defend the man in a state riddled with institutional and communal bigo
**It's a good movie, but I've seen better courtroom dramas.** I saw this film not long ago and was very impressed with its quality. I didn't know, however, that it was based on a novel by John Grisham (I've never read it, and I have doubts if it was translated into Portuguese), and based very lightly on the emotional testimony of a young girl victim of rape. It should be noted, moreover, and by