"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."
Matthew McConaughey
as Jake Brigance
Sandra Bullock
as Ellen Roark
Samuel L. Jackson
as Carl Lee Hailey
Kevin Spacey
as Rufus Buckley
Ashley Judd
as Carla Brigance
Donald Sutherland
as Lucien Wilbanks
Oliver Platt
as Harry Rex Vonner
Charles S. Dutton
as Ozzie Walls
Brenda Fricker
as Ethel Twitty
Kiefer Sutherland
as Freddie Lee Cobb
Patrick McGoohan
as Judge Omar Noose
Rae'Ven Larrymore Kelly
as Tonya Hailey
Tonea Stewart
as Gwen Hailey
John Diehl
as Tim Nunley
Chris Cooper
as Dwayne Looney
Nicky Katt
as Billy Ray Cobb
Doug Hutchison
as Pete Willard
Kurtwood Smith
as Stump Sisson
Tim Parati
as Winston
Beth Grant
as Cora Mae Cobb
Anthony Heald
as Wilbert Rodeheaver
M. Emmet Walsh
as Willard Tyrell Bass (uncredited)
Octavia Spencer
as Roark's Nurse
Darrin Mitchell
as Skip Hailey
LaConte McGrew
as Slim Hailey
Devin Lloyd
as Willie Hailey
Mark W. Johnson
as Willie Hastings
Joe Seneca
as Reverend Isaiah Street
Thomas Merdis
as Reverend Ollie Agee
Alexandra Kyle
as Hannah Brigance
Terry Loughlin
as Jury Foreman
Andy Stahl
as Reluctant Male Juror
Joe Bullen
as Joe Frank Perryman
Lorraine Middleton
as Blonde Woman Juror
Graham Timbes
as Male Juror
Jonathan Hadary
as Norman Reinfield
Benjamin Mouton
as Klan Bomber
Byron Jennings
as Brent Musgrove
Patrick Sutton
as Militant Teenager
Greg Lauren
as Taylor
Danny Nelson
as Bud Twitty
Mike Pniewski
as Deputy Tatum
Elizabeth Omilami
as Woman Angry at Klan
Lukas Cain
as Looney's Son
Stacy Rae Toyon
as Looney's Wife
Wayne Dehart
as Claude
Helen E. Floyd
as Waitress at Claude's
David Brian Williams
as Customer at Claude's
Rebecca Koon
as Dell
James M. Crumley Jr.
as Guardsman Mackenvale
Jim Ritchie
as Tom Hardy
Perry Ritchie
as Sarah Hardy
Mike McLaren
as Administrator at Whitfield
Tim Monich
as Reverend Fink
Leonard L. Thomas
as Man in Lumberyard
Brance H. Beamon
as Noose's Butler
Mildred J. Gilbreath
as Noose's Housekeeper
Will Crapps
as Minister
David U. Hodges
as Bailiff
Maggie Wade Dixon
as T.V. Anchor
Russell Hambline
as Old Man Bates
Robert Chapman
as Young Fisherman
Robert R. Bell Jr.
as Fisherman
Tommy McCullough
as Old Fisherman
Ryk St. Vincent
as Deputy
Bettina Rose
as Evelyn
Linda Calvin Johnson
as Sugar
Terrance Freeman
as Court Deputy
Alice Julius-Scott
as N.A.A.C.P. Woman
William Truly Jr.
as N.A.A.C.P. Man #1
Walter L. Hutchins
as N.A.A.C.P. Man #2
Jerry Hunt
as John
Howard Ballou
as Reporter #1 with Hastings
Todd Demers
as Reporter #1 with Jake
Stephanie Strickland
as Stephanie (Reporter #1 with Buckley)
Kim Hendrix
as Kim (Reporter #2 with Buckley)
Rob Jay
as Reporter #3 with Buckley
Sherri Hilton
as Reporter #2 with Jake
Steve Coulter
as Klansman
Jackie Stewart
as Fire Chief
Rosebud Dixon-Green
as Woman at Rally
Joel Schumacher
Director
Akiva Goldsman
Screenplay
Michael G. Nathanson
Producer
Hunt Lowry
John Grisham
Peter Menzies Jr.
Director of Photography
Larry Fulton
Production Design
William Steinkamp
Editor
Arnon Milchan
Bill Johnson
Unit Production Manager
William M. Elvin
Associate Producer
Elliot Goldenthal
Original Music Composer
Novel
Mali Finn
Casting
Troy Gilbert
Stunts
Richard Toyon
Art Direction
Dorree Cooper
Set Decoration
Ingrid Ferrin
Costume Design
James F. Truesdale
Assistant Art Director
John H. Samson
Construction Coordinator
Jeffrey McMahon
Construction Foreman
Lucy Weber
Painter
Brad Einhorn
Property Master
Keith P. Cunningham
Set Designer
Asahel Cooper
Set Dressing Artist
Francis N. 'Lucky' Costello
Standby Painter
Randy Feemster
Camera Operator
William McConnell
First Assistant Camera
Hugh McCallum
Grip
Chris Centrella
Key Grip
Christine M. Loss
Still Photographer
Pamela Wise
Costume Supervisor
Robert L. Stevenson
Hairstylist
Janine Rath-Thompson
Key Hair Stylist
Marietta Carter-Narcisse
Key Makeup Artist
Pamela S. Westmore
Makeup Artist
Zandra Harding
Seamstress
Wendy M. Craig
Set Costumer
D. G. Fisher
Cableman
Nancy Mott
Craft Service
Dialect Coach
William Hogue
Driver
Gary Duncan
Picture Car Coordinator
Bonnie Daniels
Production Controller
Ronald Cox
Propmaker
Michael Denering
Scenic Artist
Sharron Reynolds-Enriquez
Script Supervisor
Dominik Dugandzic
Special Effects
Steve Galich
Special Effects Coordinator
Margaret L. Schlaifer
Studio Teacher
Mickey Gilbert
Stunt Coordinator
Lance Gilbert
Lee Garibaldi
Transportation Captain
Ken Nevin
Transportation Co-Captain
Tommy Tancharoen
Transportation Coordinator
Michael Singer
Unit Publicist
Matt Byrne
Utility Stunts
Martin Weight
Video Assist Operator
First Assistant Director
Michael T. Wilson
Additional Editor
Bob Putynkowski
Color Timer
Debra L. Tennant
First Assistant Editor
Kevin Murphy
Gaffer
Eric Wycoff
Lighting Technician
Dennis J. Lootens
Rigging Gaffer
Rex Anson Rhorer
Rigging Grip
Emily Schweber
Casting Associate
Scott Elias
Location Manager
Bill Daly
Post Production Accountant
Julianna Arenson
Production Accountant
Steven Gerrior
Assistant Sound Editor
Carl Fischer
Boom Operator
Robert Bradshaw
Dialogue Editor
Lee Lemont
Foley Editor
Michael Connell
Music Editor
John Moses
Musician
Robert Elhai
Orchestrator
Roland N. Thai
Sound Designer
Joe Divitale
Sound Effects Editor
Petur Hliddal
Sound Mixer
Adam Jenkins
Sound Re-Recording Mixer
John Leveque
Supervising Sound Editor
Andrew Adamson
Visual Effects Supervisor
Fran Allgood
Costumer
Ben Nye Jr.
Makeup Supervisor
Darrell Woodard
Additional Second Assistant Director
Alan Edmisten
Second Assistant Director
Eric Oliver
Second Second Assistant Director
Joel McKee
Assistant Property Master
Anthony Goldschmidt
Title Designer
Zack Davis
ADR Editor
Hilda Hodges
Foley Artist
Mary Jo Lang
Foley Mixer
Fred Stafford
Supervising ADR Editor
Steve Wolf
Special Effects Assistant
Scott Mobley
Special Effects Technician
Christian J. Fletcher
Stunt Double
Michelle Madison
Additional Second Assistant Camera
Dean M. King
Best Boy Grip
Suzanne Trucks
Camera Loader
Chuck Brown
Dolly Grip
Bill McConnell Jr.
Second Assistant Camera
Joel Voorhies
Wardrobe Assistant
Robert W. Steinkamp
Assistant Editor
Mo Henry
Negative Cutter
Anna M. Elias
Assistant Location Manager
Ash Taylor
Location Assistant
Jonathan Sheffer
Conductor
Jerry Lousteau
Animal Wrangler
Tom Anderson
Assistant Chief Lighting Technician
Don Lee
Digital Compositor
Executive Assistant
John Alfred
First Assistant Accountant
A. Welch Lambeth
Key Production Assistant
Jo Doster
Local Casting
Rene Crowe
Production Secretary