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1996

A Time to Kill

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.

Credits

Director

Joel Schumacher

Producers

Michael G. Nathanson , Hunt Lowry , John Grisham

Writer

Akiva Goldsman

Cinematographer

Peter Menzies Jr.

Editor

William Steinkamp

Production Design

Larry Fulton

Costume Design

Ingrid Ferrin

Composer

Elliot Goldenthal

Visual Effects

Andrew Adamson

Casting

Mali Finn

Cast

Matthew McConaughey , Sandra Bullock , Samuel L. Jackson , Kevin Spacey , Ashley Judd , Donald Sutherland , Oliver Platt , Charles S. Dutton , Brenda Fricker , Kiefer Sutherland

Studios

Warner Bros. Pictures , Regency Enterprises

Genres

Drama Crime Thriller

External

IMDb Amazon

Posters

5
A Time to Kill (1996) movie poster
A Time to Kill (1996) movie poster
A Time to Kill (1996) movie poster
A Time to Kill (1996) movie poster
A Time to Kill (1996) movie poster

Awards

0 wins, 1 nomination
Nom Best Supporting Actor Samuel L. Jackson 1997

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