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Heavens Fall

Duration:

105 min

Genres:

Crime | Drama

IMDB rate:

6.8

Director:

Terry Green

Awards:

2 wins

Details

Country: USA

Filming Locations: Chattanooga, Tennessee, USA

Cast

Actor

Character

Leelee Sobieski

Mike Pniewski

Courtney B Turk

Timothy Hutton

Samuel Leibowitz

David Strathairn

Judge James Horton

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

Artel Great

Willie Roberson (as Artel Kayàru)

Ty Jones

William Patterson

Afemo Omilami

Leonard George

Tom Groenwald

Harry Wolkoff

John Campion

H.G. Bailey

Stephanie Sawyer

Elizabeth

Henry V. Brown Jr.

Earl Higgins (as Henry Brown)

David Briggs

Calvin Bennet

A.B. Blass Jr.

James Benson

Bennett Wayne Dean Sr.

Dr. Bridges (as Wayne Dean)

George Mills

Ora Dobbins

Robert Champion

Bailiff

Elijah Kelley

Leroy Wright

Robert W. Evans

Orville Gilley (as Rob Evans)

Wilbur Brooks

Judge A.E. Hawkins

William Danzey

Newsman #1

Tom Seiler

Newsman #2 (as Thomas Wm. Seiler)

Dwight Nikita Dean

Feed Store Boss

John D. Brown

Feed Store Worker #1

Broderick Palmore

Feed Store Worker #2

Gary Russell

Assistant to Sam Leibowitz

Jeff Cole

Dr. Lynch

Elayn J. Taylor

Mrs. Patterson

Robert Collier

Stephen R. Roddy

Sarah Stevens

Sally

Erik Loveland

Member of angry mob

Mitch Bryars Jr.

State Police Officer (uncredited)

Paula Malone

Courtroom observer (uncredited)

Lorin Moore

Juror #7 (uncredited)

Darryl Reeves

Charlie (uncredited)

Marcus Rowe

Newsman #3 (uncredited)

Pam Ruth

Mother of Young Rock Thrower / Person Congratulating the Prosecutions (uncredited)

Craig Sawyer

Posse Member (uncredited)

Danny Sconyers

Newsman (uncredited)

Larnell Stovall

Clarence Norris (uncredited)

Jason Von Stein

Posse Member (uncredited)

Carolyn Weidell

Courtroom Audience (uncredited)

Did you know?

Trivia

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 were shot and even loaned the police a generator to keep the 911 service running.

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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.

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Throughout the courtroom scene with Ruby Bates, the judge is wearing a long tie, but in the close up when he announces the court will reconvene on Monday, he is wearing a bow tie as he had throughout the earlier part of the trial.

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Quotes

Judge James Horton: Let justice be done though the heavens may fall.

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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 are any meetings where such matters are discussed, any man attending such a meeting should be ashamed of themselves. Your very civilization depends on the carrying out of your laws in an orderly manner. Gentlemen, I hope we will have no more of any such activity.

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