In 1930s Alabama, nine young black men are accused of raping two white women. The judge in the case, unlike the rest of the town, comes to believe that the boys are innocent and, against all advice from his friends and family, sets them free, which turns the entire community against him.
Arthur Hill
as Judge James Edwin Horton
Lewis J. Stadlen
as Sam Liebowitz
Ken Kercheval
as Dist. Atty. Tom Knight
Vera Miles
as Mrs. Horton
Ellen Barber
as Victoria Price
Susan Lederer
as Ruby Bates
David Harris
as Haywood Patterson
Robert Fields
as Joe Brodsky
Rony Clanton
as Andy Wright
Tom Ligon
as Lester Carter
Richard Backus
as Dr. Lynch
Michael Adams
as Gene Williams
