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.

Top Cast

Matthew McConaugheyJake Brigance

Sandra BullockEllen Roark

Samuel L. JacksonCarl Lee Hailey

Kevin SpaceyRufus Buckley

Ashley JuddCarla Brigance

Donald SutherlandLucien Wilbanks

Oliver PlattHarry Rex Vonner

Charles S. DuttonOzzie Walls