A Time to Kill
A determined lawyer takes on a racially charged murder case when a father seeks vengeance for his daughter's brutal rape, sparking a trial that threatens to ignite the entire town.
“Experience a time you'll never forget.”
Synopsis
A young lawyer takes on the case of a Black man accused of killing two white men who had raped his 10-year-old daughter, which leads to a resurgence of the Ku Klux Klan.
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A crew of 342+ credited
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Edited by William SteinkampShot by Peter Menzies JrScored by Elliot GoldenthalDesigned by Larry FultonSound by Petur HliddalCostumes by Ingrid FerrinStunts by Mickey GilbertVFX by Andrew Adamson
Box Office
1996 · Box office
✅ Made its money back — grossed 3.8× its budget
Why 2.5×?
Cinemas keep roughly half of every ticket sold, and a wide release’s marketing often costs about as much again as the film — so a movie needs to gross around 2.5× its production budget just to break even theatrically. It’s a rule of thumb, not the studio’s ledger (home video and streaming come later).
Worldwide gross
$152.3M
US & Canada: $108.8M — 71% of worldwide · International: $43.5M (29%)
Opening weekend: $14.8M — 14% of its US run. It had legs — it kept earning long after opening weekend.
Peak 2,123 theaters
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Also known as
- Die Juryde
- Le Droit de tuer ?fr
- Il momento di uccidereit
- (Bulgarian)Време да убиваш
Release dates around the world4 countries · showhide
- United StatesJul 24, 1996
- BrazilAug 9, 1996
- AustraliaAug 15, 1996
- ArgentinaSep 12, 1996
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Cast & Crew
342 unique people credited
Top billed cast
Matthew Mcconaughey
as Jake Tyler Brigance
Sandra Bullock
Samuel L Jackson
as Carl Lee Hailey
Kevin Spacey
as D.A. Rufus Buckley
Oliver Platt
as Harry Rex Vonner
Charles S Dutton
as Sheriff Ozzie Walls
Brenda Fricker
as Ethel Twitty
Ingrid Ferrin
as … Costume Design
Donald Sutherland
as Lucien Wilbanks
Kiefer Sutherland
as Freddie Lee Cobb
Patrick Mcgoohan
as Judge Omar Noose
Ashley Judd
as Carla Brigance
Supporting cast
77Tonea Stewart
as Gwen Hailey
Raeven Kelly
as Tonya Hailey
Darrin Mitchell
as Skip Hailey
Laconte Mcgrew
as Slim Hailey
Devin Lloyd
as Willie Hailey
John Diehl
as Tim Nunley
Chris Cooper
as Deputy Dwayne Powell Looney
Nicky Katt
as Billy Ray Cobb
Doug Hutchison
as James Louis 'Pete' Willard
Kurtwood Smith
as Stump Sisson
Tim Parati
as Winston
Mark Whitman Johnson
as Deputy Willie Hastings
Beth Grant
as Cora Mae Cobb
Joe Seneca
as Reverend Isaiah Street
Anthony Heald
as Dr. Wilbert Rodeheaver
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
Octavia Spencer
as Roark's Nurse
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 (Buckley's Secretary)
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 (the Electrical Company Worker)
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
Sheryl Clark
as Courtroom Gallery, Shooting Spectator
Lionel Douglass
as Angry Neighbor
Eva Ford
as Courtroom Observer, Townsperson
Stuart Greenwell
as Concerned Neighbor
Justin Mabry
as Riot Scene
Lorin Moore
as Bar Patron
M Emmet Walsh
as Dr. Willard Tyrell 'W.T.' Bass (the Defense Psychologist)
Robert Bobby Z Zajonc
Directors
1Writers
3Producers
7Other crew
253Belita Moreno
acting coach
Michael T Wilson
additional editor
Ramsey Scott
additional makeup artist
Deniz Hughes
additional orchestrator
Michelle Madison
additional second assistant camera (uncredited)
Darrell Woodard
additional second assistant director
Joe Dorn
adr editor
Lori Martino
adr editor
Zack Davis
adr editor
Jeff Coopwood
adr voice (uncredited)
Douglas S Holgate
aerial first assistant camera (as Doug Holgate)
Earl Wiggins
aerial rigging coordinator (uncredited)
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