Heavens Fall (2006)

PG-13 | 105 min | Crime, Drama

Two young woman accuse nine black youths of rape in the segregated South.

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Top Billed Cast

Timothy Hutton

Samuel Leibowitz
David Strathairn

Judge James Horton
Leelee Sobieski

Victoria Price
Anthony Mackie

William Lee
Bill Sage

Thomas Knight, Jr.
Azura Skye

Ruby Bates
James Tolkan

Thomas Knight, Sr.
Bill Smitrovich

George Chamlee
Maury Chaykin

Lyle Harris
Joseph Lyle Taylor

Joseph Brodsky
B.J. Britt

Haywood Patterson
Lew Temple

Wade Wright
Francie Swift

Belle Leibowitz
Ian Nelson

Lester Carter
Will Owens

E.L. Lewis

Director:

Terry Green

Writer:

Terry Green

Awards

2 wins.

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During the final part of filming, production was shut down for three or four days because Hurricane Ivan going through Monroeville, Ala., where the film was being shot. The crew helped board up windows at the courthouse where the courtroom scenes ... ...

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Judge James Horton: This defendant has a right to a fair and decent trail. Any man who attempts to take charge outside the law is unworthy of the protection of the State of Alabama and the citizenship which you enjoy. I have no patience with mob spirit. And if there ...

Goofs

The opening sequence, a series of vignettes showing the events which led to the trial, is set on a freight train in 1931. Twice, the modern Diesel-electric locomotive heading the train comes into shot. And, for most of the sequence, the train is stationary.