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MPAA Rating: R Content Advisory: Violence, Adult Situations, Questionable for Children, Profanity Movie Release: 1996 DVD Release: 03/26/1997 Format: DVD - Enhanced Wide Screen Letterbox for 16x9 TV - Closed Captioned Audio Tracks: English, French Subtitles: English, French, Spanish SwapaDVD Credits: 1 Number of Discs: 1 Run Time: 2 hrs 30 mins Studio: Warner Home Video Total Copies: 14 Genres: Drama, Courtroom Drama, Message Movie See Also: A Time to Kill [Blu-ray], A Time To Kill, A Time to Kill

Carl Lee Hailey (Samuel L. Jackson) takes the law into his own hands after the legal system fails to adequately punish the men who brutally raped and beat his daughter, leaving her for dead. Normally, a distraught father could count on some judicial sympathy in those circumstances. Unfortunately, Carl and his daughter are black, and the assailants are white, and all the events take place in the South. Indeed, so inflammatory is the situation, that the local KKK (led by Kiefer Sutherland) becomes popular again. When Hailey chooses novice lawyer Jake Brigance (Matthew McConaughey) to handle his defense, it begins to look like a certainty that Carl will hang, and Jake's career (and perhaps his life) will come to a premature end. Despite the efforts of the NAACP and local black leaders to persuade Carl to choose some of their high-powered legal help, he remains loyal to Jake, who had helped his brother with a legal problem before the story begins. Jake eventually takes this case seriously enough to seek help from his old law-school professor (Donald Sutherland). When death threats force his family to leave town, Jake even accepts the help of pushy young know-it-all lawyer Ellen Roark (Sandra Bullock). ~ Clarke Fountain, All Movie Guide

Matthew McConaughey - Jake Brigance
Samuel L. Jackson - Carl Lee Hailey
Sandra Bullock - Ellen Roark
Kevin Spacey - Rufus Buckley
Brenda Fricker - Ethel Twitty

A Time to Kill comes to single-layer DVD in a widescreen anamorphic picture format (2.35:1 theatrical aspect ratio) and these audio options: English (Dolby Digital 5.1) and French (Dolby Digital 5.1), with subtitles available in English, Spanish, and French. Closed captioning is also included. Although there are no special features included aside from some brief production notes and the usual original theatrical trailers, picture quality is nothing short of stunning, with fine, crisp details, superb optimization, and natural coloring. Sound quality is excellently sharp and clear, but the surround goes out in some scenes. ~ Craig Chalquist, All Movie Guide