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Director:
Writers (WGA):
John Grisham (novel)
William Goldman (screenplay) ...
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Release Date:
11 October 1996 (USA) more
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A young man fresh out of law school tries to win a reprieve for his racist grandfather who is on death row. full summary | add synopsis
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In Memoriam: Harve Presnell (1933-2009)
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William Monahan Adapting John Grisham for Shia Labeouf
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Excellent more (32 total)

Cast

  (Cast overview, first billed only)

Chris O'Donnell ... Adam Hall

Gene Hackman ... Sam Cayhall

Faye Dunaway ... Lee Cayhall Bowen
Robert Prosky ... E. Garner Goodman

Raymond J. Barry ... Rollie Wedge / Donnie Cayhall (as Raymond Barry)
Bo Jackson ... Sgt. Clyde Packer

Lela Rochon ... Nora Stark
David Marshall Grant ... Gov. David McAllister
Nicholas Pryor ... Judge Flynn F. Slattery
Harve Presnell ... Atty. Gen. Roxburgh
Richard Bradford ... Wyn Lettner
Greg Goossen ... J.B. Gullitt (as Gregory Goossen)
Seth Isler ... Marvin B. Kramer
Millie Perkins ... Ruth Kramer
Sid Johnson ... Josh Kramer
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MPAA:
Rated R for violent images and some language.
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113 min
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2.35 : 1 more
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William Goldman, who wrote the early drafts, was reportedly unsatisfied with the re-writes and never saw the finished movie more
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Revealing mistakes: In the scene in which Adam visits the Klan gathering on the night before the execution the same extra (an older man in a baseball cap) can be seen in adjacent shots both behind Adam and the gang of thugs on the opposite side of the room. more
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Nora Stark: You're in Mississippi now - land of the secrets. There are bodies buried everywhere. more
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8 out of 13 people found the following comment useful.
Excellent, 18 June 2000
Author: chuck-195 from Canada

Just like the book, this movie is amazing. The story is unique in the sense that it is very personal. A boy's grandfather is to be executed for murdering two small children, and as he investigates the crime further, he discovers more terrifying secrets about his grandfather and his past. He knows little about his roots because his father commited suicide when he was a kid, and this may be the only chance he has at discovering who he is, however unpleasant it may be. Chris Odonnel is great in this and Gene Hackman shines. I give this **** out of **** stars.

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