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.
Cast
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
Crew
Joel Schumacher
Director
Akiva Goldsman
Screenplay
John Grisham
Novel, Producer
William Steinkamp
Editor
Robert W. Steinkamp
Assistant Editor
Peter Menzies Jr.
Director of Photography
Bob Putynkowski
Color Timer
William M. Elvin
First Assistant Director, Associate Producer
Alan Edmisten
Second Assistant Director
Eric Oliver
Second Second Assistant Director
Darrell Woodard
Additional Second Assistant Director
Gary Duncan
Picture Car Coordinator
Michael G. Nathanson
Producer
Hunt Lowry
Producer
Arnon Milchan
Producer
Larry Fulton
Production Design
Bonnie Daniels
Production Controller
Randy Feemster
Camera Operator
William McConnell
First Assistant Camera
Bill McConnell Jr.
Second Assistant Camera
Michelle Madison
Additional Second Assistant Camera
Chuck Brown
Dolly Grip
Suzanne Trucks
Camera Loader
Emily Schweber
Casting Associate
Mali Finn
Casting
Jo Doster
Local Casting
Wendy M. Craig
Set Costumer
Pamela Wise
Costume Supervisor
Ingrid Ferrin
Costume Design
Joel Voorhies
Wardrobe Assistant
Fran Allgood
Costumer
Janine Rath-Thompson
Key Hair Stylist
Robert L. Stevenson
Hairstylist
Marietta Carter-Narcisse
Key Makeup Artist
Pamela S. Westmore
Makeup Artist
Ben Nye Jr.
Makeup Supervisor
Michael Denering
Scenic Artist
James F. Truesdale
Assistant Art Director
Roland N. Thai
Sound Designer
Joe Divitale
Sound Effects Editor
John Leveque
Supervising Sound Editor
Steven Gerrior
Assistant Sound Editor
Adam Jenkins
Sound Re-Recording Mixer
Petur Hliddal
Sound Mixer
Carl Fischer
Boom Operator
Hilda Hodges
Foley Artist
Lee Lemont
Foley Editor
Mary Jo Lang
Foley Mixer
Fred Stafford
Supervising ADR Editor
Zack Davis
ADR Editor
Tom Anderson
Assistant Chief Lighting Technician
Eric Wycoff
Lighting Technician
Scott Mobley
Special Effects Technician
Steve Galich
Special Effects Coordinator
Dominik Dugandzic
Special Effects
Steve Wolf
Special Effects Assistant
Andrew Adamson
Visual Effects Supervisor
Elliot Goldenthal
Original Music Composer
John Moses
Musician
Michael Connell
Music Editor
Lee Garibaldi
Transportation Captain
Ken Nevin
Transportation Co-Captain
Tommy Tancharoen
Transportation Coordinator
Julianna Arenson
Production Accountant
John Alfred
First Assistant Accountant
Bill Daly
Post Production Accountant
Robert Bradshaw
Dialogue Editor
Tim Monich
Dialect Coach
Rex Anson Rhorer
Rigging Grip
Dennis J. Lootens
Rigging Gaffer
Francis N. 'Lucky' Costello
Standby Painter
Lucy Weber
Painter
Dorree Cooper
Set Decoration
Keith P. Cunningham
Set Designer
Asahel Cooper
Set Dressing Artist
John H. Samson
Construction Coordinator
Jeffrey McMahon
Construction Foreman
Ronald Cox
Propmaker
Christine M. Loss
Still Photographer
Sharron Reynolds-Enriquez
Script Supervisor
William Hogue
Driver
Scott Elias
Location Manager
Ash Taylor
Location Assistant
Anna M. Elias
Assistant Location Manager
Troy Gilbert
Stunts
Lance Gilbert
Stunts
Matt Byrne
Utility Stunts
Mickey Gilbert
Stunt Coordinator
Christian J. Fletcher
Stunt Double
Jerry Lousteau
Animal Wrangler
Brad Einhorn
Property Master
Joel McKee
Assistant Property Master
D. G. Fisher
Cableman
Dean M. King
Best Boy Grip
Bettina Rose
Executive Assistant
Martin Weight
Video Assist Operator
Mo Henry
Negative Cutter
Chris Centrella
Key Grip
Hugh McCallum
Grip
Kevin Murphy
Gaffer
Bill Johnson
Unit Production Manager
Zandra Harding
Seamstress
Anthony Goldschmidt
Title Designer
A. Welch Lambeth
Key Production Assistant
Michael T. Wilson
Additional Editor
Don Lee
Digital Compositor
Margaret L. Schlaifer
Studio Teacher
Nancy Mott
Craft Service
Jonathan Sheffer
Conductor
Michael Singer
Unit Publicist
Richard Toyon
Art Direction
Debra L. Tennant
First Assistant Editor
Rene Crowe
Production Secretary
Robert Elhai
Orchestrator
