"Buried deep in the Florida Everglades is a secret that can save an innocent man or let a killer kill again."

1995

1h 42m

6.2(588 votes)

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Mystery

Thriller

Overview

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.

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59 members

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Sean Connery

Paul Armstrong

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Laurence Fishburne

Sheriff Tanny Brown

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Blair Underwood

Bobby Earl Ferguson

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Kate Capshaw

Laurie Armstrong

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Ruby Dee

Evangeline Ferguson

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Scarlett Johansson

Kate Armstrong

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Ed Harris

Blair Sullivan

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Christopher Murray

Detective T.J. Wilcox

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Daniel J. Travanti

Warden

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Ned Beatty

McNair

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Liz Torres

Delores Rodriguez

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Chris Sarandon

Lyle Morgan

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Deborah Smith Ford

Medical Examiner

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Ashley Holliday Tavares

Slumber Party Girl

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Hope Lange

Libby Prentiss

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Kevin McCarthy

Phil Prentiss

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Victor Slezak

Sgt. Rogers

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Taral Hicks

Lena Brown

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Lynne Thigpen

Ida Conklin

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George Plimpton

Elder Phillips

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Brooke Alderson

Dr. Doliveau

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Colleen Fitzpatrick

Prosecutor

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Richard Liberty

Chaplain

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Joel S. Ehrenkranz

Judge

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Barbara Jean Kane

Joanie Shriver

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Maurice Jamaal Brown

Reece Brown

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Patrick Maycock

Kid Washing Car #1

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Jordan F. Vaughn

Kid Washing Car #2

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Francisco Paz

Concierge

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Marie Hyman

Clerk

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S. Bruce Wilson

Party Guest

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Erik Stephan

Student

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Melanie Hughes

Receptionist

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Megan Meinardus

Slumber Party Girl

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Melissa Hood-Julien

Slumber Party Girl

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Jenna Del Buono

Slumber Party Girl

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Marisa Perry

Slumber Party Girl

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Ashley Council

Slumber Party Girl

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Augusta Lundsgaard

Slumber Party Girl

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Connie Lee Brown

Prison Guard

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Clarence Lark III

Prison Guard

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Monte St. James

Prisoner

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Gary Landon Mills

Prisoner

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Shareef Malnik

Prisoner

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Tony Bolano

Prisoner

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Angelo Maldonado

Prisoner

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Fausto Rodriguez

Prisoner

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Karen Leeds

Reporter

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Dan Romero

Reporter

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Donn Lamkin

Reporter

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Stacie A. Zinn

Reporter

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Mark Cheek

Student

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Kylie Delre

Woman in Courtroom

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Rocky Essex

State Trooper

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April Freeman

Woman in Courtroom

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Patrick Fullerton

Reporter

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Betty Jane Keene

Airport Passenger

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Jody Millard

Prison Guard

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Rene Teboe

Man in Bus Terminal

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