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The chamber / Universal Pictures and Imagine Entertainment present a Brian Grazer/Davis Entertainment production ; a James Foley Film ; screenplay by William Goldman and Chris Reese ; produced by John Davis, Brian Grazer, Ron Howard ; directed by James Foley.

LIBRA VHS PS3557.R5355 C472 1997
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Format:
Video
Contributor:
Foley, James, 1953-2025, director.
Davis, John, 1954- producer.
Grazer, Brian, 1953- producer.
Howard, Ron, 1954- producer.
Goldman, William, 1931-2018, screenwriter.
Reese, Chris, screenwriter.
O'Donnell, Chris, actor.
Hackman, Gene, actor.
Dunaway, Faye, actor.
Burwell, Carter, composer.
Grisham, John.
Universal Pictures (Firm), producer.
Imagine Entertainment (Firm), producer.
MCA Universal Home Video (Firm), distributor.
Van Wert Collection (University of Pennsylvania)
Language:
English
Subjects (All):
Grisham, John--Film adaptations.
Grisham, John.
Ku Klux Klan (1915- )--Drama.
Ku Klux Klan (1915- ).
Bombings--Mississippi--Greenville--Drama.
Bombings.
Death row inmates--Mississippi--Drama.
Death row inmates.
Civil rights movements--Mississippi--Drama.
Civil rights movements.
Greenville (Miss.)--Drama.
Greenville (Miss.).
Mississippi.
Mississippi--Greenville.
Genre:
Legal films.
Feature films.
Video recordings for hard of hearing people.
Video recordings for the hearing impaired.
Social problem films.
Film adaptations.
Drama.
Video recordings.
Physical Description:
1 videocassette (113 min.) : sound, color ; 1/2 in.
1/2 in.
polychrome
Place of Publication:
Universal City, CA : MCA Universal Home Video, [1997]
Language Note:
Closed-captioned for the hearing impaired.
System Details:
VHS; hi-fi stereo surround.
analog
magnetic
stereo
VHS
Summary:
"Adam Hall is an idealistic young attorney who takes on the death row clemency case of his one-time Klansman grandfather, Sam Cayhall. With just 28 days before the execution, Adam sets out to retrace the events leading to the crime for which Sam was convicted. As the impending death sentence looms closer, Adam works quickly to uncover the family's history for any hidden clues. In a white-knuckle series of twists and turns, Adam discovers deceptions and dark secrets that ultimately lead him to the startling truth."--Container.
Participant:
Chris O'Donnell, Gene Hackman, Faye Dunaway, Lela Rochon.
Credits:
Director of photography, Ian Baker; editor, Mark Warner; music, Carter Burwell.
Notes:
Based on the novel by John Grisham.
Originally released as a motion picture in 1996.
ISBN:
078321944X
OCLC:
36635043
Publisher Number:
096898292535
82925 MCA Universal Home Video

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