"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
William Steinkamp
Editor
Michael G. Nathanson
Producer
John Grisham
Peter Menzies Jr.
Director of Photography
Akiva Goldsman
Screenplay
Larry Fulton
Production Design
Hunt Lowry
Arnon Milchan
Bill Johnson
Unit Production Manager
William M. Elvin
Associate Producer
Elliot Goldenthal
Original Music Composer
Mali Finn
Casting
Novel
Troy Gilbert
Stunts
Richard Toyon
Art Direction
Ingrid Ferrin
Costume Design
Asahel Cooper
Set Dressing Artist
Randy Feemster
Camera Operator
Wendy M. Craig
Set Costumer
Mickey Gilbert
Stunt Coordinator
Dorree Cooper
Set Decoration
Jeffrey McMahon
Construction Foreman
Nancy Mott
Craft Service
Ronald Cox
Propmaker
Lee Garibaldi
Transportation Captain
D. G. Fisher
Cableman
Gary Duncan
Picture Car Coordinator
Sharron Reynolds-Enriquez
Script Supervisor
Michael Singer
Unit Publicist
John Leveque
Supervising Sound Editor
Pamela S. Westmore
Makeup Artist
Michael Denering
Scenic Artist
Eric Wycoff
Lighting Technician
Lee Lemont
Foley Editor
Michael Connell
Music Editor
Lucy Weber
Painter
Marietta Carter-Narcisse
Key Makeup Artist
Martin Weight
Video Assist Operator
Petur Hliddal
Sound Mixer
Hugh McCallum
Grip
Lance Gilbert
Emily Schweber
Casting Associate
Chris Centrella
Key Grip
Christine M. Loss
Still Photographer
Dialect Coach
William Hogue
Driver
Steven Gerrior
Assistant Sound Editor
Robert Bradshaw
Dialogue Editor
John Moses
Musician
Zandra Harding
Seamstress
Bonnie Daniels
Production Controller
Steve Galich
Special Effects Coordinator
First Assistant Director
Michael T. Wilson
Additional Editor
Rex Anson Rhorer
Rigging Grip
Keith P. Cunningham
Set Designer
Robert L. Stevenson
Hairstylist
Ken Nevin
Transportation Co-Captain
Scott Elias
Location Manager
Dennis J. Lootens
Rigging Gaffer
Carl Fischer
Boom Operator
Adam Jenkins
Sound Re-Recording Mixer
Roland N. Thai
Sound Designer
Brad Einhorn
Property Master
Margaret L. Schlaifer
Studio Teacher
Matt Byrne
Utility Stunts
James F. Truesdale
Assistant Art Director
John H. Samson
Construction Coordinator
Francis N. 'Lucky' Costello
Standby Painter
Pamela Wise
Costume Supervisor
Janine Rath-Thompson
Key Hair Stylist
Bill Daly
Post Production Accountant
Dominik Dugandzic
Special Effects
Tommy Tancharoen
Transportation Coordinator
William McConnell
First Assistant Camera
Bob Putynkowski
Color Timer
Debra L. Tennant
First Assistant Editor
Robert Elhai
Orchestrator
Kevin Murphy
Gaffer
Julianna Arenson
Production Accountant
Joe Divitale
Sound Effects Editor
Andrew Adamson
Visual Effects Supervisor
Steve Wolf
Special Effects Assistant
A. Welch Lambeth
Key Production Assistant
Christian J. Fletcher
Stunt Double
Robert W. Steinkamp
Assistant Editor
Zack Davis
ADR Editor
Jerry Lousteau
Animal Wrangler
John Alfred
First Assistant Accountant
Fran Allgood
Costumer
Dean M. King
Best Boy Grip
Mo Henry
Negative Cutter
Anna M. Elias
Assistant Location Manager
Jonathan Sheffer
Conductor
Jo Doster
Local Casting
Alan Edmisten
Second Assistant Director
Eric Oliver
Second Second Assistant Director
Scott Mobley
Special Effects Technician
Ash Taylor
Location Assistant
Tom Anderson
Assistant Chief Lighting Technician
Rene Crowe
Production Secretary
Joel McKee
Assistant Property Master
Michelle Madison
Additional Second Assistant Camera
Ben Nye Jr.
Makeup Supervisor
Don Lee
Digital Compositor
Anthony Goldschmidt
Title Designer
Hilda Hodges
Foley Artist
Fred Stafford
Supervising ADR Editor
Bill McConnell Jr.
Second Assistant Camera
Joel Voorhies
Wardrobe Assistant
Darrell Woodard
Additional Second Assistant Director
Mary Jo Lang
Foley Mixer
Suzanne Trucks
Camera Loader
Executive Assistant
Chuck Brown
Dolly Grip