A Time to Kill (1996)

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R | 2 hr 25 mins | Drama, Thriller, Adaptation | Released: 7/24/1996 |Box Office Total: $108.7M

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Synopsis:

Old ways die hard... and even now in the fast-changing American South, some old ways die harder than others. It's the lesson learned by Carl Lee Hailey, a Mississippi factory worker, when his ten-year-old daughter is brutally assaulted by two racist thugs on a drunken spree. It's the lesson learned by eager young lawyer Jake Brigance, called upon to defend Carl Lee in court after Hailey shoots both men in an act of passionate retribution for the shattered innocence of his little girl. And it's the lesson learned by Ellen Roark, an energetic, ambitious and razor-sharp Boston-born law student at "Ole Miss." As Jake fights to defend Carl Lee, his own life and the safety of his family and colleagues become increasingly jeopardized. And now, as a full-scale conflagration simmers just below the surface and threatens to explode in this small, Southern community, Jake and Carl Lee must find a way to transcend their fundamental differences and work together for the same cause... equal justice.

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Full Cast & Crew

Theatrical Release
7/24/1996

Studio	Credit
New Regency Films Inc	Studio
Director	Credit
Joel Schumacher	Director
Cast	Credit
Matthew McConaughey	Jack Brigance
Sandra Bullock	Ellen Roark
Samuel L. Jackson	Carl Lee Hailey
Kevin Spacey	Rufus Buckley
Oliver Platt	Harry Rex Vonner
Charles S. Dutton	Sheriff Ozzie Walls
Brenda Fricker	Ethel Twitty
Donald Sutherland	Lucien Wilbanks
Kiefer Sutherland	Freddie Cobb
Patrick McGoohan	Judge Omar Noose
Ashley Judd	Carla Brigance
Tonea Stewart	Gwen Hailey
Rae'Ven Larrymore Kelly	Tonya Hailey
Darrin Mitchell	Skip Hailey
LaConte McGrew	Slim Hailey
Devin Lloyd	Willie Hailey
John Diehl	Tim Nunley
Chris Cooper	Deputy Looney
Nicky Katt	Billy Ray Cobb
Doug Hutchison	Pete Willard
Kurtwood Smith	Stump Sisson
M Emmet Walsh	Willard Tyrell Bass
Tim Parati	Winston
Mark W Johnson	Deputy Hastings
Beth Grant	Cora Cobb
Joe Seneca	Reverend Isaiah Street
Anthony Heald	Dr Rodeheaver
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
Octavia Spencer	Roark's Nurse
Rebecca Koon	Dell
James M Crumley Jr	Guardsman Mackenvale
Jim Ritchie	Tom Hardy
Perry Ritchie	Sarah Hardy
Mike McLaren	Administrator at Whitfield
Timothy F Monich	Reverend Fink
Leonard 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	TV 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	Buckley's Secretary
Linda Calvin Johnson	Sugar
Terrance Freeman	Court Deputy
Alice Julius-Scott	NAACP Woman
Dr William Truly Jr	NAACP Man No 1
Walter L Hutchins	NAACP Man No 2
Jerry Hunt	Electric Company Worker
Howard Ballou	Reporter with Hastings No 1
Todd Demers	Reporter with Jake No 1
Stephanie Strickland	Reporter with Buckley No 1
Kim Henrix	Reporter with Buckley No 2
Robert Joy	Reporter with Buckley No 3
Sherri Hilton	Reporter with Jake No 2
Steve Coulter	Klansman
Jackie Stewart	Fire Chief
Rosebud Dixon-Green	Woman at Rally
Production Credits	Credit
William M Elvin	Associate Producer
Arnon Milchan	Producer
Michael Nathanson	Producer
Hunt Lowry	Producer
John Grisham	Producer
Distribution Companies	Credit
Warner Bros. Pictures Distribution	Domestic Theatrical Distributor
Warner Bros. Home Entertainment Group	Domestic Video Distributor
Locations
Canton, Mississippi, USA
Madison County, Mississippi, USA
Writer	Credit
John Grisham	Source Material (from novel)
Akiva Goldsman	Screenplay
Accounting	Credit
Susan Giordano	Assistant Production Accountant
Julianna Arenson	Production Accountant
Mark E Sayles	Assistant Production Accountant
Janette Evans	Assistant Production Accountant
Animal Training Handling	Credit
Boone Narr	Animal Services - animals
Art Department	Credit
David Ronan	Set Dresser - on-set dresser
Stephen A Schwartz	Lead Person - leadman
Keith P Cunningham	Set Designer
Richard Toyon	Art Director
Dorree Cooper	Set Decorator
Larry Fulton	Production Designer
James F Truesdale	Assistant Art Director
Asahel Cooper	Set Dresser
Maya Shimoguchi	Set Designer
Kevin Coyle	Set Dresser
Don Wegner	Set Dresser
David Weathers	Set Dresser
Thomas Gilbert	Set Dresser
Casting	Credit
Mali Finn	Casting
Jo Doster	Local Casting
Shirley Fulton Crumley	Extras Casting - local & extras casting
Emily Schweber	Casting Associate
Craft Services	Credit
Michael G Randolph	Craft Service
Nancy Mott	Craft Service
Film Camera	Credit
Richard Mosier	Assistant Camera Operator - assistant camera
Martin Weight	Video Assist/Playback - video assist
Suzanne M Trucks	Camera - camera loader
Christine Loss	Photography - still photographer
Robert Presley	Steadicam Operator
Robert Presley	Camera Operator - "A" camera operator
Bob Putynkowski	Color Timer
Liz Radley	Video - video & computer graphics supervisor
Peter Menzies Jr	Director of Photography
Kevin Murphy	Lighting Technician
Tom Anderson	Lighting - assistant chief lighting technician
Randy Feemster	Camera Operator - "B" camera operator
Jacqueline Nivens	Assistant Camera Operator - assistant camera
William M McConnell	Assistant Camera Operator - "B" 1st assistant camera
William C McConnell Jr	Assistant Camera Operator - "B" 2nd assistant camera
Doug Holgate	Assistant Camera Operator - aerial 1st assistant camera
Music	Credit
Elliot Goldenthal	Orchestrations
Elliot Goldenthal	Music
Michael Connell	Music Editor
Matthias Gohl	Music Producer - score producer
Jonathan Sheffer	Music Conductor - conductor
Denise Murray	Music - assistant music editor
Richard Martinez	Music Producer - electronic score producer
Robert Elhai	Orchestrations
Deniz Hughes	Orchestrations
Physical Effects	Credit
Mickey Gilbert	Stunt Coordinator
Troy Gilbert	Stunts
Lance Gilbert	Stunts
Production Management	Credit
Angela Barnes	DGA Trainee
Scott Elias	Location Manager
Bill Johnson	Unit Production Manager
William M Elvin	Assistant Director
Ashley B Taylor	Location Assistant - locations assistant
Sharron Reynolds	Script Supervisor
Anna Mewbourne	Assistant Location Manager
Yvonne Yaconelli	Production Supervisor - production office supervisor
Connie Papineau	Script Supervisor - "B" unit script supervisor
Alan Edmisten	Assistant Director
Eric Oliver	Assistant Director - 2nd assistant director
Darrell Woodard	Assistant Director
Publicity	Credit
Michael S Singer	Unit Publicist
Sound	Credit
Steven Gerrior	Assistant Sound Editor
John Michael Fanaris	Sound Effects - sound effects coordinator
Fred Stafford	ADR Editor
John Leveque	Sound Editor
Petur Hliddal	Sound Mixer
Don Warner	Sound Effects Editor
Roland N Thai	Sound Design
Shawn Sykora	Foley Editor
John Roesch	Foley Artist
Chet Leonard	Sound - sound playback
Chris Jenkins	Rerecording - re-recording mixer
Mary Jo Lang	Foley Mixer
Carl Fischer	Boom Operator
Mark Smith	Rerecording - re-recording mixer
Joel Iwataki	Sound Mixer - score recorder & mixer
Hilda Hodges	Foley Artist
Steve Mann	Sound Effects Editor
Blake Marion	Sound Effects - sound effects coordinator
Steven D Williams	Foley Editor
Zack Davis	ADR Editor
Joe Dorn	ADR Editor
Adam Jenkins	Rerecording - re-recording mixer
Lee Lamont	Foley Editor
Bernard Weiser	Sound Effects Editor
Lori Martino	ADR Editor
Gary Mundheim	Foley Editor
Joe Divitale	Sound Effects Editor
Shawn Egan	ADR Editor - assistant ADR editor
Gordon Ecker	Sound Effects Editor
Piero Mura	Foley Editor
Visual Effects	Credit
Andrew Adamson	Visual Effects Supervisor
Steve Galich	Special Effects Coordinator
Anthony Goldschmidt	Main Title Design - main titles designer
Ray Svedin	Special Effects
Dominik Dugandzic	Special Effects
Howard Allen Richardson	Special Effects
Wardrobe Hair Makeup	Credit
Janine Rath-Anderson	Hair Stylist - key hairstylist
Joel Voorhies	Wardrobe Assistant - Sandra Bullock's wardrobe assistant
Pamela Westmore	Makeup Artist
Tom Numbers	Costumes - key mens costumer
Ben Nye Jr	Makeup Supervisor
Ingrid Ferrin	Costume Designer
Marietta Carter-Narcisse	Makeup - key makeup
Pamela J Wise	Costume Supervisor
Diana J Wilson	Costumes - costumer
Robert L Stevenson	Hair Stylist
Ramsey Scott	Makeup
Fran Allgood	Costumes - costumer
Rudolph Garcia	Costumes - costumer
Christine Orth	Costumes - costumer
Celeste Cleveland	Costumes - costumer
Peggy Penamon	Costumes - costumer

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