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.
Sean Connery
as Paul Armstrong
Laurence Fishburne
as Sheriff Tanny Brown
Blair Underwood
as Bobby Earl Ferguson
Kate Capshaw
as Laurie Armstrong
Ruby Dee
as Evangeline Ferguson
Scarlett Johansson
as Kate Armstrong
Ed Harris
as Blair Sullivan
Christopher Murray
as Detective T.J. Wilcox
Daniel J. Travanti
as Warden
Ned Beatty
as McNair
Liz Torres
as Delores Rodriguez
Chris Sarandon
as Lyle Morgan
