A Time to Kill
Experience a time you'll never forget.
Rating: 7.4 out of 10TMDB(3.1K votes)
Overview
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.
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Box office
Grossed $152M worldwide, about 3.8 times its $40M budget
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Based on
Based on A Time to Kill
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Filming locations
Filmed in Florida
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Setting
Set in Mississippi
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Music
Music by Elliot Goldenthal
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Cinematography
Cinematography by Peter Menzies
Details
- Director
- Writers
- Akiva GoldsmanScreenplay
- John GrishamNovel
- Status
- Released
- Release date
- July 24, 1996
- Original language
- English
- Budget
- $40M
- Revenue
- $152.3M
- Countries
- United States of America
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In the United States
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Cast
Matthew McConaugheyJake Brigance
Sandra BullockEllen Roark
Samuel L. JacksonCarl Lee Hailey
Kevin SpaceyRufus Buckley
Ashley JuddCarla Brigance
Donald SutherlandLucien Wilbanks
Oliver PlattHarry Rex Vonner
Charles S. DuttonOzzie Walls
Brenda FrickerEthel Twitty
Kiefer SutherlandFreddie Lee Cobb
Patrick McGoohanJudge Omar Noose- Rae'Ven Larrymore KellyTonya Hailey
Tonea StewartGwen Hailey
John DiehlTim Nunley
Chris CooperDwayne Looney
Nicky KattBilly Ray Cobb
Doug HutchisonPete Willard
Kurtwood SmithStump Sisson
Tim ParatiWinston
Beth GrantCora Mae Cobb
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