Movie Description
In a small southern town in the 1960s, a black man awaits trial for murdering the two rednecks who viciously raped his 10-year-old daughter. A young, idealistic white lawyer takes up the father's defense, and the incendiary case becomes a firestorm of racism and controversy, ripping the town apart. Based on John Grisham's bestselling first novel.
| Credits | | Cast: | Brenda Fricker, Charles S. Dutton, Donald Sutherland, Kiefer Sutherland, M. Emmet Walsh, Oliver Platt |
Notes
DVD Features:
Region 1
Snap Case
Widescreen Anamorphic - 2.35
Audio:
Dolby Digital 5.1 - English
Dolby Digital 5.1 - French
Additional Release Material:
Trailer - 1. Original Theatrical
Interactive Features:
Interactive Meuns
Scene Access
Text/Photo Galleries
Production notes, Released theatrically in the USA July 24, 1996.
Co-produced by Monarchy Enterprises B.V.
Color by Technicolor; in Panavision Widescreen and SDDS (Sony Dynamic Digital Sound).
Additional cast: Doug Hutchison (Pete Willard); Byron Jennings (Brent Musgrove) and Tonea Stewart (Gwen Hailey).
Additional credits: Richard Toyon (art direction); Keith P. Cunningham and Maya Shimoguchi (set design).
Filmed on location in Mississippi.
Rated BBFC 15 by the British Board of Film Classification.
Copyright 1996 Warner Bros., Monarchy Enterprises B.V. and Regency Entertainment (USA), Inc.
Editorial Reviews
"...[McConaughey] is dynamite in a performance of smarts, sexiness, scrappy humor and unmistakable star sizzle..."
Rolling Stone - p.68-70 - Peter Travers (08/08/1996)
"...Plenty of enjoyable turns....Casting McConaughey in the lead certainly pays off..."
Sight and Sound - p.54-5 - John Wrathall (10/01/1996)
"...Handsome..."
USA Today - p.10B - Mike Clark
"...The most satisfying of the John Grisham screen adaptations to date....Well served by a stellar cast....In the film's most riveting performance, Jackson capitalizes on his role's potent dramatic opportunities..."
Variety - Todd McCarthy (07/15/1996)
"...McConaughey does an impeccable movie-star turn..."
Los Angeles Times - Kenneth Turan (07/24/1996)
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