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A Time to Kill (1996)
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Joel Schumacher Director

previously directed Batman Forever

After a man kills the men who raped his daughter, he is put on trial as racial tension builds.

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Woody Harrelson wanted to play Jake Brigance, but author John Grisham objected to his casting.

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And until we can see each other as equals, justice is never going to be even-handed. It will remain nothing more than a reflection of our own prejudices.

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Writers
	John Grisham
	Akiva Goldsman

Cast
	Matthew McConaughey	Jake Tyler Brigance
	Samuel L. Jackson	Carl Lee Hailey
	Kevin Spacey	D.A. Rufus Buckley
	Sandra Bullock	Ellen Roark
	Oliver Platt	Harry Rex Vonner
	Charles S. Dutton	Sheriff Ozzie Walls
	Donald Sutherland	Lucien Wilbanks
	Kiefer Sutherland	Freddie Lee Cobb
	Ashley Judd	Carla Brigance
	Brenda Fricker	Ethel Twitty
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General Information Edit

Name	A Time to Kill
US Release	July 26, 1996
UK Release	Sept. 13, 1996
AUS Release	Aug. 15, 1996
Runtime	150
Language(s)	Add a new language English
Genre(s)	Add a new genre Thriller Crime Drama
Theme(s)	Add a new theme redemption procedural
Rating	R
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