In 1930s Alabama, nine young black men are accused of raping two white women. The judge in the case, unlike the rest of the town, comes to believe that the boys are innocent and, against all advice from his friends and family, sets them free, which turns the entire community against him.
Cast
Arthur Hill
Judge James Edwin Horton
Lewis J. Stadlen
Sam Liebowitz
Ken Kercheval
Dist. Atty. Tom Knight
Vera Miles
Mrs. Horton
Ellen Barber
Victoria Price
Susan Lederer
Ruby Bates
David Harris
Haywood Patterson
Robert Fields
Joe Brodsky
Rony Clanton
Andy Wright
Tom Ligon
Lester Carter
Richard Backus
Dr. Lynch
Michael Adams
Gene Williams
Larry Butts
LeRoy Wright
Frank Bettis
Ozie Powell
Roy Cooper
Rossiter
James L. Day
Clarence Norris
Joe Dorsey
Newlin Andrews
Louis Fox
Win Baker
Afemo Omilami
Charlie Weems
Lane Smith
Tyler
Barry Snider
Cpt. Burleson
Josef Sommer
Pomeroy
Donald Symington
Allen
Wallace Thomas
Willie Roberson
Bruce Watson
Orville Gilley
Gregory Wyatt
Olen Montgomery
Paul Benjamin
Ramsey
Anthony Heald
Lawyer Crony
Sonny Shroyer
Noah
Gene Witham
Townsperson
Crew
Fielder Cook
Director
John McGreevey
Adaptation
Dan T. Carter
Book
Eric Albertson
Editor
Mario Tosi
Director of Photography
Dwight Williams
Assistant Director
Thomas W. Moore
Executive Producer
Paul Leaf
Producer
Ruth Morley
Costume Design
Thomas Gark
Property Master
Bob McLing
Assistant Property Master
Irving Rathner
Negative Cutter
Frank T. Smith
Art Direction
