A Time to Kill (1996)

Regisseur:

Joel Schumacher

Drehbuchautoren (WGA):

John Grisham (novel)
Akiva Goldsman (screenplay)

Premierendatum:

24. Juli 1996 (USA)

Genre:

Krimi | Thriller

Werbezeile:

A lawyer and his assistant fighting to save a father on trial for murder. A time to question what they believe. A time to doubt what they trust. And no time for mistakes.

Plot:

A young lawyer defends a black man accused of murdering two men who raped his 10-year-old daughter, sparking a rebirth of the KKK.

Plot Keywords:

Sexual Assault | Bigot | White Anglo Saxon Protestant | Punishment | Child Rape

Filmpreise:

Nominated for Golden Globe. Another 6 wins & 8 nominations

Nutzerkommentare:

Take A TIME TO WATCH this movie !!

US TV Schedule:

Sat. May 17

9:00 AM

TNT

Besetzung

Matthew McConaughey	...	Jake Tyler Brigance
Sandra Bullock	...	Ellen Roark
Samuel L. Jackson	...	Carl Lee Hailey
Kevin Spacey	...	D.A. Rufus Buckley
Oliver Platt	...	Harry Rex Vonner
Charles S. Dutton	...	Sheriff Ozzie Walls (as Charles Dutton)
Brenda Fricker	...	Ethel Twitty
Donald Sutherland	...	Lucien Wilbanks
Kiefer Sutherland	...	Freddie Lee Cobb
Patrick McGoohan	...	Judge Omar Noose
Ashley Judd	...	Carla Brigance
Tonea Stewart	...	Gwen Hailey
Rae'Ven Larrymore Kelly	...	Tonya Hailey (as RaéVen Larrymore Kelly)
Darrin Mitchell	...	Skip Hailey
LaConte McGrew	...	Slim Hailey

Alternativ:

Jury, Die (Österreich) (Deutschland) [de]

MPAA:

Rated R for violence and some graphic language.

Länge:

149 Min

Produktionsland:

USA

Sprache:

Englisch

Farbe:

Farbe (Technicolor)

Seitenverhältnis:

2.35 : 1

Tonverfahren:

DTS | Dolby Digital | SDDS

Altersfreigabe:

Philippines:R-18 | Iceland:16 | South Korea:15 | Argentina:13 | Australia:M | Finland:K-16 | Germany:12 (bw) | Italy:T | Netherlands:16 | Norway:15 | Portugal:M/12 | Singapore:NC-16 | Spain:18 | Sweden:15 | UK:15 | USA:R

Drehorte:

Canton, Mississippi, USA

Firma:

Regency Enterprises

Dies und das:

Kevin Costner was considered for the role of Jake Brigance, but wanted complete control of the project. Author John Grisham objected and Costner passed on the project.

Pannen:

Abfolgefehler: When Rufus Buckley is shown from afar, just before questioning Cora Mae Cobb, she is not in the stand. However, the next cut reveals her to be in the stand.

Dialogzitate:

Jake Tyler Brigance: I can't be you, Lucian.
Lucien Wilbanks: Don't be me, Jake. Be better than me.

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Soundtrack:

Antebellum

Take A TIME TO WATCH this movie !!

One of the best dramas I've seen.

Great performances from Samuel Jackson, Sandra Bullock and Matthew McConaughey.

I've seen this movie four times and each time I see it, his closing speech has made me cry loudly.

I highly recommend it. You won't regret it.