A Harvard professor is lured back into the courtroom after twenty-five years to take the case of a young black man condemned to death for the horrific murder of a child.
Acting
Fishburne's simmering sheriff almost saves the whole thing.
Production
Florida swamp locations that look genuinely oppressive.
Director
Arne Glimcher
Sean Connery
Paul Armstrong
Laurence Fishburne
Sheriff Tanny Brown
Blair Underwood
Bobby Earl Ferguson
Kate Capshaw
Laurie Armstrong
Ruby Dee
Evangeline Ferguson
Scarlett Johansson
Kate Armstrong
Ed Harris
Blair Sullivan
Christopher Murray
Detective T.J. Wilcox
Daniel J. Travanti
Warden
Ned Beatty
McNair
Liz Torres
Delores Rodriguez
Chris Sarandon
Lyle Morgan
Deborah Smith Ford
Medical Examiner
Ashley Holliday Tavares
Slumber Party Girl
Hope Lange
Libby Prentiss
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
This was Scarlett Johansson's second film role at age 10; she plays Connery's daughter.
The film awkwardly tries to engage with racism and the death penalty but was criticized for letting its white savior protagonist off too easy.
US
