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When Tonya Hailey, an innocent little African-American girl is raped and beaten by 2 beer-guzzling rednecks, the town of Clanton, Mississippi is shocked. Her father Carl Lee Hailey is outraged, and figuring he could not see those boys set free, decides to take justice into his own hands and kills them in the court house, in front of numerous witnesses. Now its up to Jake Brigance to get Carl Lee off the hook. He has people that help him, but he is up against tough D.A. Rufus Buckley. Will he be able to prove that a black man can get a fair trial in Mississippi?
A young, attractive and highly-skilled attorney is faced with the toughest case of his life, one that on many occasions may also threaten it. In the southern Mississippi town of Clanton, the K.K.K. is active and the tension is high when the black majority is angered at the rape and beating of a black mans 10-year-old daughter. Against Jakes advice, the distraught father takes revenge, gunning down the two criminals in the local courthouse. Racial hatred heightens with the suspense and conflict threatens to break out regardless of the verdict. Jake must decide, along with his new, eager assistant whether he and his family can run the risk of defending the man.
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
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
RaéVen Kelly
Tonya Hailey
Darrin Mitchell
Skip Hailey
LaConte McGrew
Slim Hailey
Devin Lloyd
Willie Hailey
John Diehl
Tim Nunley
Chris Cooper
Deputy Dwayne Powell Looney
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