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A Time to Kill
A Time to Kill is a legal suspense thriller authored by John Grisham in 1989 that was adapted into a feature film in 1996.
The story takes place in the fictional Clanton, MS (some consider to be a mutation of two Jackson, MS suburbs-- Clinton and Canton). The '96 movie was filmed in Canton, MS.
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The story revolves around a small southern Mississippi town where a young black girl is raped and beaten by two white men. The father, Carl Lee Hailey (Jackson), distraught and seeking vengeance, guns down the two men involved in the courthouse. Now, local lawyer Jake Brigance (McConaughey) works to defend Hailey in the midst of now-growing racial tensions that threaten to break out into a full-fledged race riot.
List of Characters
- Jake Brigance (Matthew McConaughey) - Defense attorney for Carl Lee Hailey
- Ellen Roark (Sandra Bullock) - Freelance paralegal working for the defense
- Carl Lee Hailey (Samuel L. Jackson) - Defendant
- Rufus Buckley (Kevin Spacey) - Prosecuting attorney
- Ozzie Walls (Charles Dutton ) - Clanton town Sherrif
- Lucien Wilbanks (Donald Sutherland) - Retired lawyer; Jake's mentor
- Freddie Lee Cobb (Kiefer Sutherland) - KKK member; brother to the shooting victims
- Judge Omar Noose (Patrick McGoohan) - Presiding judge
- Carla Brigance (Ashley Judd) - Jake's wife
Film Crew
- Joel Schumacher -- Director
- Akiva Goldsman -- Screenwriter
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John Grisham's novels:
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The Firm | The Pelican Brief |
A Time to Kill | The Client |
The Chamber | The Rainmaker |
The Runaway Jury | The Partner |
The Street Lawyer | The Testament |
The Brethren | A Painted House |
Skipping Christmas | The Summons |
The Bleachers | The King of Torts |
The Last Juror | |
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Last updated: 11-06-2004 06:56:45