Heavens Fall (2006): Cast
Heavens Fall is a 2006 crime drama directed by Terry Green, starring Timothy Hutton as Samuel Leibowitz, Francie Swift and David Strathairn. It runs 1 hour 45 minutes.
- Released
- Runtime
- 1h 45m (105 min)
- Director
- Terry Green
- Original language
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English - Studio
- Voltage Pictures
- After the credits
- No No extra scene
What Is Heavens Fall About?
The premise of Heavens Fall without spoilers.
Successful New York attorney Sam Leibowitz travels to the South in 1933 to defend nine young black men accused of raping two women on an Alabama freight train.
Heavens Fall Themes & Keywords
· 27 tags- true crime
- race relations
- social injustice
- defense attorney
- retrial
- courtroom
- 1930s
- docudrama
- alabama
- racism
- false accusation of rape
- racial scapegoat
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- black man
- segregated south
- lawyer
- jewish lawyer
- mason dixon line
- scottsboro alabama
- miscarriage of justice
- what happened to epilogue
- racial segregation
- women
- young
- interracial sex
- interracial relationship
- independent film
- based on true story
Heavens Fall Cast & Characters
Timothy Hutton leads the cast as Samuel Leibowitz, with Francie Swift as Belle Leibowitz and David Strathairn as Judge James Horton. Directed by Terry Green; 17 actors are credited in all.
- Director Terry Green
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Timothy Hutton as Samuel Leibowitz -
Francie Swift as Belle Leibowitz -
David Strathairn as Judge James Horton -
Maury Chaykin as Lyle Harris
Also Starring in Heavens Fall
· 13 more- Lew Temple Wade Wright
- Anthony Mackie William Lee
- Bill Sage Thomas Knight, Jr.
- Bill Smitrovich George Chamlee
- Leelee Sobieski Victoria Price
- Azura Skye Ruby Bates
- James Tolkan Thomas Knight, Sr.
- Afemo Omilami Leonard George
- B.J. Britt Haywood Patterson
- Ian Nelson Lester Carter
- Stephanie Sawyer Elizabeth
- Joseph Lyle Taylor Joseph Brodsky
- Will Owens E.L. Lewis
More from Terry Green
One more film directed by Terry Green: No God, No Master.
Heavens Fall Trailers & Videos
The trailer of Heavens Fall.
Heavens Fall Also Known As
6 alternative titles, including “Zum Tode verurteilt - Eine wahre Geschichte” and “A Busca pela Justiça”.
- Also known as
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- Zum Tode verurteilt - Eine wahre Geschichte
- A Busca pela Justiça
- Los Chicos De Scottsboro
- Pád nebes
- השמים נופלים
- Upadłe niebo
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Heavens Fall FAQ: Cast, Runtime & Release Date
Runtime, release date, director, cast and post-credit scenes of Heavens Fall, each answered in a sentence.
How long is Heavens Fall?
Heavens Fall runs 1 hour 45 minutes (105 minutes).
When was Heavens Fall released?
Heavens Fall was released on July 20, 2006.
Who directed Heavens Fall?
Heavens Fall was directed by Terry Green.
More films by Terry Green Who is in the cast of Heavens Fall?
Heavens Fall stars Timothy Hutton as Samuel Leibowitz, Francie Swift as Belle Leibowitz and David Strathairn as Judge James Horton, among 17 credited actors.
Does Heavens Fall have a post-credit scene?
No. Heavens Fall has no extra scene during or after the credits.
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