A
Time to Kill
Non-Series
John Grisham
Publisher: Doubleday
ISBN: 0385470819
Published: October 1993
Synopsis: Near the rural town of
Clanton, Mississippi, little Tonya Hailey is brutally raped, beaten,
and left for dead by two drunken and remorseless men. The rapists are
almost immediately caught in a road side bar, where they have been
bragging of their exploits. When the men appear in court days later,
Tonya's father Carl bursts out of the courthouse basement, and executes
them with an assault rifle. Murder or executions? Justice or revenge?
Carl trusts his life to only one man in town - local criminal lawyer
Jake Brigance, who dreams of famous cases, headlines, and the big time.
Jake is about to face the fight of his life, and he knows it. Not only
is he up against Rufus Buckley - a
tough, ambitious district attorney who realizes that a murder
conviction could help him gain higher office - but he has a much bigger
problem: the rapists are white, the judge is white - and Carl is black.
This is a trial sure to change forever the lives of everyone involved.
Note: Author's first novel, originally published in a small-print run
by Wynwood Press in 1989 (second dust jacket). It wasn't until after
The Firm
was published in 1991 and became a runaway bestseller that
Doubleday decided to re-release Grisham's first book. First editions of
the Wynwood Press publication are today valued up to $5000.
A Time to
Kill
Joel Schumacher, Director
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
UPC: 085391431725
Source: Warner Home Video
DVD Release: 03/26/1997
Original Release: 07/24/1996
Rating: R
Region Code: 1
Aspect Ratio: Cinemascope (2.35:1)
Presentation: Wide Screen
Sound: Dolby Digital 5.1 Surround
Features: Closed Caption; Interactive menus; Production notes; Scene access; Theatrical trailer
Language: English, Français
Subtitles: English, Français, Español
Time: 2:30:00