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Where was A Time to Kill filmed?

1996 film, directed by Joel Schumacher.

  • Florida

The story is set in Mississippi, about 600 miles (966 km) from where it was filmed.

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Where it’s set vs. where it was filmed

Set in
Mississippi
Filmed in
Florida
Distance
About 600 miles (966 km) between Mississippi and the nearest filming location.
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About A Time to Kill

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Released
1996
Director
Joel Schumacher
Cast
Sandra BullockSamuel L. JacksonMatthew McConaugheyKevin SpaceyAshley JuddDonald SutherlandOliver PlattKiefer SutherlandCharles S. DuttonChris Cooper
Genre
CrimeTrialDramaThrillerVigilante
Based on
A Time to Kill

The duo dump her in a nearby river after a failed attempt to hang her.

Carl Lee is arrested, and Jake agrees to defend him.

Jake seeks help from his defense team: law student Ellen Roark, close friend Harry Rex Vonner, and former mentor and longtime activist Lucien Wilbanks, a once-great civil rights lawyer.

Famous lines from A Time to Kill

Could you name the film from one of these? Famous lines turn up in the daily game.

  • No, sir.Carl Lee Hailey
  • Don't answer that, Carl Lee!Jake Tyler Brigance
  • Do you think they deserve to die, Mr. Hailey?D. A. Rufus Buckley
  • Answer the question! Did they deserve to die?!D. A. Rufus Buckley
  • Yes sir. I've heard some people say that. Yes sir.Carl Lee Hailey

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