Joel SchumacherDirector
Sandra BullockEllen Roark
Samuel JacksonCarl Lee Hailey
Matthew McConaugheyJake Tyler Brigance
Kevin SpaceyD.A. Rufus Buckley
Brenda FrickerEthel Twitty
Oliver PlattHarry Rex Vonner
Charles DuttonSheriff Ozzie Walls
Ashley JuddCarla Brigance
Patrick McGoohanJudge Omar Noose
Donald SutherlandLucien Wilbanks
Kiefer SutherlandFreddie Lee Cobb
John DiehlTim Nunley
Doug HutchisonJames Louis "Pete" Willard
Nicky KattBilly Ray Cobb
Joe SenecaRev. Isaiah Street
Chris CooperDeputy Dwayne Powell Looney
Anthony HealdDr. Wilbert Rodeheaver
Jonathan HadaryNorman Reinfield
Byron JenningsBrent Musgrove
Tonea StewartGwen Hailey
Kurtwood SmithStump Sisson
M. WalshDr. Willard Tyrell Bass