A Time to Kill

A Time to Kill is a 1996 American crime drama film based on John Grisham‘s 1989 novel A Time to Kill, directed by Joel Schumacher. Sandra Bullock, Samuel L. Jackson, Matthew McConaughey, and Kevin Spacey star, with Oliver Platt, Ashley Judd, Kiefer Sutherland and Donald Sutherland, and Patrick McGoohan appearing in supporting roles.

Set in Mississippi, the film involves the rape of a young girl, the arrest of the rapists, their subsequent murder by the girl’s father, and the father’s trial for murder.

• Release Date:  July 24th 1996
• Director:  Joel Schumacher
• Kiefer Sutherland:  Freddie Lee Cobb

Cast:

• Samuel L. Jackson as Carl Lee Hailey
• Matthew McConaughey as Jake Brigance
• Kevin Spacey as Rufus Buckley
• Sandra Bullock as Ellen Roark
• Brenda Fricker as Ethel Twitty
• Oliver Platt as Harry Rex Vonner
• Charles S. Dutton as Ozzie Walls
• Ashley Judd as Carla Brigance
• Patrick McGoohan as Judge Omar Noose
• Kiefer Sutherland as Freddie Lee Cobb
• Donald Sutherland as Lucien Wilbanks
• John Diehl as Tim Nunley
• Doug Hutchison as James Louis “Pete” Willard
• Nicky Katt as Billy Ray Cobb
• Chris Cooper as Dwayne Looney
• Anthony Heald as Dr. Wilbert Rodeheaver
• Kurtwood Smith as Stump Sisson
• Tonea Stewart as Gwen Hailey
• Rae’Ven Larrymore Kelly as Tonya Hailey
• M. Emmet Walsh as Dr. Willard Tyrell Bass
• David U. Hodges as Bailiff

A Time to Kill Trailer