Il Momento di uccidere
Paese d'origine: USA
Location del set: Canton, Madison co, Mississippi, USA Canton, Mississippi, USA Jackson International Airport, Jackson, Mississippi, USA London, Ontario, Canada Tampa, Florida, USA
Versioni alternative: - The first name of the Jake Brigance character becomes ``Jack'' Brigance in the Italian version.
Genere: Drama
Lingue: English
Plot: When Tonya Hailey, an innocent little African-American girl is raped and beaten by 2 beer-guzzling rednecks, the town of Canton, Mississippi is shocked. Her father Carl Lee Hailey (Samuel L. Jackson) is outraged, and figuring he could not see those boys set free, decides to take justice into his own hands and kills them in the court house, in front of numerous witnesses. Now it up to Jake Brigance (Matthew McConaughey) to get Carl Lee off the hook. He has people that help him, (Oliver Platt, Sandra Bullock, Donald Sutherland) but he is up against tough D.A. Rufus Buckley (Kevin Spacey). Will he be able to prove that a black man can get a fair trial in Mississippi? Adapted from the novel by John Grisham, A TIME TO KILL is the story of a black man's struggle for justice for himself and his family in America today. After Carl Lee's 10-year-old daughter, Tonya is brutally raped he recalls the case of "four white boys who raped a black girl over in Delta last year." He asks attorney Jake Brigance, "They got off, didn't they?" Jake nods his head. Determined to see that the two rapists get what's coming to them, Carl Lee takes the law into his own hands and guns them down in cold blood inside the courthouse on the day of their arraignments. Young Jake, struggling to keep his law practice afloat, suddenly finds himself defending Carl Lee against murder charges a not-so-popular position with some of the locals in Canton, Mississippi. Ellen Roark, a stellar law student from Ole Miss, offers her services to Jake just for the opportunity to help with the case and eventually convinces him to take her on. In the meantime, the K.K.K. (at the prompting of a brother of one of the rapists) plants burning crosses on Jake's lawn, attempts to bomb his house, and takes a shot at him. To ensure their safety, Jake sends his wife and little daughter to Gulfport to stay with his in-laws. As tension in Canton reaches fever pitch and the N.A.A.C.P. and K.K.K. riot on the courthouse lawn, a different kind of tension rises between Jake and Ellen. Matthew McConaughey, a young, attractive and highly-skilled attorney is faced with the toughest case of his life, one that on many occassions may also threaten it. In the southern Mississippi town of Canton, the K.K.K. is active and the tension is high when the black majority is angered at the raping and slaying of a black man's 10-year-old daughter. Against Jake's advice, the distraught father takes revenge, gunning down the two criminals in the local courthouse. Racial hatred hightens with the suspense and conflict threatens to break out regardless of the verdict. Jake must decide, along with his new, eager assisstant whether he and his family can run the risk of defending the man.
Visti censura internazionale: Norway:15 Spain:18 Portugal:M/12 Finland:K-16 Italy:T Netherlands:16 USA:R Australia:M UK:15 Germany:12 Sweden:15
Date di uscita internazionali:
| Argentina:12 September 1996 |
| Australia:29 August 1996 |
| Belgium:6 November 1996 |
| Bulgaria:29 November 1996 |
| Denmark:25 October 1996 |
| Estonia:28 March 1997 |
| Finland:1 November 1996 |
| France:13 November 1996 |
| Germany:7 November 1996 |
| Hong Kong:26 September 1996 |
| Hungary:21 November 1996 |
| Italy:31 October 1996 |
| Korea:2 November 1996 |
| Netherlands:12 September 1996 |
| Norway:1 November 1996 |
| Poland:8 November 1996 |
| Portugal:27 September 1996 |
| South Africa:11 October 1996 |
| Spain:20 September 1996 |
| Sweden:1 November 1996 |
| Switzerland:20 September 1996 |
| UK:13 September 1996 |
| USA:24 July 1996 |
| Switzerland:1 November 1996 | (German speaking region) |
| CAM:Panavision Cameras and Lenses |
| MET:4198 m |
| OFM:35 mm |
| PFM:35 mm |
| RAT:2.35 : 1 |
| PCS:Panavision | (anamorphic) |
| Dolby Digital |
| DTS |
| SDDS |
| USA:149 |
Cast & Credits
distribuzione cinematografica nazionale:
warner bros.
warner bros.
warner bros. home video
warner española, s.a.
produzione cinematografica: warner bros. regency enterprises
produttore cinematografico: milchan arnon lowry hunt nathanson michael g. elvin william m.
regista: schumacher joel
attore: mcconaughey matthew bullock sandra jackson samuel l. spacey kevin platt oliver dutton charles fricker brenda sutherland donald sutherland kiefer mcgoohan patrick judd ashley stewart tonea kelly rae'ven mitchell darrin mcgrew laconte lloyd devin diehl john cooper chris (i) katt nicky hutchison doug smith kurtwood parati tim johnson mark w. (i) grant beth seneca joe heald anthony merdis thomas kyle alexandra loughlin terry stahl andy bullen joe middleton lorraine timbes graham hadary jonathan mouton benjamin jennings byron sutton patrick lauren greg nelson danny pniewski mike omilami elizabeth cain lukas toyon stacy rae dehart wayne floyd helen e. williams david brian spencer octavia koon rebecca crumley jr. james m. ritchie jim (ii) ritchie perry mclaren mike monich tim thomas leonard l. beamon brance h. gilbreath mildred j. crapps will hodges david u. dixon maggie wade hambline russell chapman robert (ii) bell jr. robert r. mccullough tommy st. vincent ryk rose bettina johnson linda calvin freeman terrance julius-scott alice truly jr. dr. william hutchins walter l. hunt jerry (ii) ballou howard demers todd strickland stephanie hendrix kim jay rob hilton sherri coulter steve stewart jackie (ii) dixon-green rosebud zajonc robert 'bobby z' ford eva walsh m. emmet
direttore della fotografia: menzies peter jr.
scenografia: fulton larry
montaggio: steinkamp william
sceneggiatori e soggettisti: goldsman akiva grisham john
costumi: ferrin ingrid
troupe varia: zajonc robert 'bobby z' vinson danny taylor tate sheffer jonathan mcconnell william murphy kevin (iii) gohl matthias goldenthal elliot iwataki joel martinez richard (i) wise pamela (i) addington jennifer alesna james allen james b. allgood fran anderson tom (v) arenson julianna ashley lacey lee beal shauna berry porter bobak kathleen 'bo' brown chuck burnett ernest centrella chris cleveland celeste crowe rene crumley shirley fulton d'angelo paul daniels bonnie day dabney doster jo dover elloise duncan gary eggleston andra elhai robert elias scott evans janette feemster randy fredericks deven garcia rudolph garibaldi lee giordano susan goldschmidt anthony (i) gordon stephanie j. goulet august hartmann susan (ii) henry mo holgate douglas s. hughes deniz jones bill (v) kluttz jeff leigh heidi (i) lindenbaum michael lootens dennis j. loss christine m. mcconnell jr. bill mewbourne anna mosier richard (i) narr boone monich tim spencer octavia richbourg eli crumley jr. james m. coopwood jeff calabro neill kahn aaron king dean m. taylor ashley rose bettina moreno belita mott nancy nevin ray nivens jacqueline j. numbers tom orth christine papineau connie penamon peggy phillips theresa presley robert putynkowski bob racana rita ramos rozzana randolph michael rawls matt reynolds sharron robertson mary lou rogers andy romaine regina ronan david sayles mark schlaifer margaret l. schweber emily seigel marc singer michael stears stephanie steinkamp robert w. tancharoen tommy tennant debra l. trucks suzanne van apeldoorn hank voorhies joel wade derek wax s. denise weight martin wilson diana (iii) wilson michael t. yaconelli yvonne
varie ecomond press: sound and communications, inc. the city of canton the department of defence the department of the army the fire department of madison, ridgeland and canton the jackson municipal airport authority the mississippi fire office the national guard bureau the state of mississippi tony's food service 112th military police batallion international paper - canton, mississippi jackson international airport mississippi national guard pacific title
produzione cinematografica: warner bros. regency enterprises
produttore cinematografico: milchan arnon lowry hunt nathanson michael g. elvin william m.
regista: schumacher joel
attore: mcconaughey matthew bullock sandra jackson samuel l. spacey kevin platt oliver dutton charles fricker brenda sutherland donald sutherland kiefer mcgoohan patrick judd ashley stewart tonea kelly rae'ven mitchell darrin mcgrew laconte lloyd devin diehl john cooper chris (i) katt nicky hutchison doug smith kurtwood parati tim johnson mark w. (i) grant beth seneca joe heald anthony merdis thomas kyle alexandra loughlin terry stahl andy bullen joe middleton lorraine timbes graham hadary jonathan mouton benjamin jennings byron sutton patrick lauren greg nelson danny pniewski mike omilami elizabeth cain lukas toyon stacy rae dehart wayne floyd helen e. williams david brian spencer octavia koon rebecca crumley jr. james m. ritchie jim (ii) ritchie perry mclaren mike monich tim thomas leonard l. beamon brance h. gilbreath mildred j. crapps will hodges david u. dixon maggie wade hambline russell chapman robert (ii) bell jr. robert r. mccullough tommy st. vincent ryk rose bettina johnson linda calvin freeman terrance julius-scott alice truly jr. dr. william hutchins walter l. hunt jerry (ii) ballou howard demers todd strickland stephanie hendrix kim jay rob hilton sherri coulter steve stewart jackie (ii) dixon-green rosebud zajonc robert 'bobby z' ford eva walsh m. emmet
direttore della fotografia: menzies peter jr.
scenografia: fulton larry
montaggio: steinkamp william
sceneggiatori e soggettisti: goldsman akiva grisham john
costumi: ferrin ingrid
troupe varia: zajonc robert 'bobby z' vinson danny taylor tate sheffer jonathan mcconnell william murphy kevin (iii) gohl matthias goldenthal elliot iwataki joel martinez richard (i) wise pamela (i) addington jennifer alesna james allen james b. allgood fran anderson tom (v) arenson julianna ashley lacey lee beal shauna berry porter bobak kathleen 'bo' brown chuck burnett ernest centrella chris cleveland celeste crowe rene crumley shirley fulton d'angelo paul daniels bonnie day dabney doster jo dover elloise duncan gary eggleston andra elhai robert elias scott evans janette feemster randy fredericks deven garcia rudolph garibaldi lee giordano susan goldschmidt anthony (i) gordon stephanie j. goulet august hartmann susan (ii) henry mo holgate douglas s. hughes deniz jones bill (v) kluttz jeff leigh heidi (i) lindenbaum michael lootens dennis j. loss christine m. mcconnell jr. bill mewbourne anna mosier richard (i) narr boone monich tim spencer octavia richbourg eli crumley jr. james m. coopwood jeff calabro neill kahn aaron king dean m. taylor ashley rose bettina moreno belita mott nancy nevin ray nivens jacqueline j. numbers tom orth christine papineau connie penamon peggy phillips theresa presley robert putynkowski bob racana rita ramos rozzana randolph michael rawls matt reynolds sharron robertson mary lou rogers andy romaine regina ronan david sayles mark schlaifer margaret l. schweber emily seigel marc singer michael stears stephanie steinkamp robert w. tancharoen tommy tennant debra l. trucks suzanne van apeldoorn hank voorhies joel wade derek wax s. denise weight martin wilson diana (iii) wilson michael t. yaconelli yvonne
varie ecomond press: sound and communications, inc. the city of canton the department of defence the department of the army the fire department of madison, ridgeland and canton the jackson municipal airport authority the mississippi fire office the national guard bureau the state of mississippi tony's food service 112th military police batallion international paper - canton, mississippi jackson international airport mississippi national guard pacific title