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Directed by | Joel Schumacher |
Screenplay by | Akiva Goldsman |
Based on | A Time to Kill by John Grisham |
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Cinematography | Peter Menzies Jr. |
Edited by | William Steinkamp |
Music by | Elliot Goldenthal |
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Distributed by | Warner Bros. |
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Running time | 149 minutes |
Country | United States |
Language | English |
Budget | $40 million[1] |
Box office | $152 million[1] |
A Time to Kill is a 1996 American legal drama film based on John Grisham's 1989 novel of the same name. Sandra Bullock, Samuel L. Jackson, Matthew McConaughey, and Kevin Spacey star, with Donald and Kiefer Sutherland appearing in supporting roles and Octavia Spencer in her film debut. The film received mixed reviews but was a commercial success, making $152 million worldwide.[2] It is the second of two films based on Grisham's novels directed by Joel Schumacher, with the other being The Client released two years prior.