
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.

Jake Brigance

Ellen Roark

Carl Lee Hailey

Rufus Buckley

Carla Brigance

Lucien Wilbanks

Harry Rex Vonner

Ozzie Walls

Ethel Twitty
**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 mere curiosity, that, in the real case behind the novel, the victim was a white girl and the man accused of having raped her was black. In summary, it's very good, but it's not a perfect film, and it...
Status Released
Original LanguageEnglish
Budget$40,000,000.00
Revenue $152,266,007.00