Timothy Hutton
Samuel Leibowitz
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Jul 20, 2006 · A 2006 movie based on the true story of the Scottsboro Boys, nine black youths falsely accused of raping two white women in Alabama in 1931. The film follows the legal battle led by New York attorney Samuel Leibowitz (Timothy Hutton) to overturn their convictions and expose the racial injustice of the South.
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- Crime, Drama
- Terry Green
- 2006-07-20
Heavens Fall is a 2006 American film based on the Scottsboro Boys incident of 1931. Plot[edit] In the film, two young white women (portrayed by Leelee Sobieski and Azura Skye) accuse nine black youths of rape in the segregated South. Timothy Hutton stars as criminal defense attorney Samuel Leibowitz .
In the spring of 1931 nine black hoboes were pulled off an Alabama freight train and arrested for allegedly raping two young white women in a gondola car. Ranging in ages from twelve to twenty years, they were quickly tried and sentenced to the electric chair.
Feb 13, 2022 · Heavens Fall starring Anthony Mackie and Timothy Hutton. In 1931 a New York defense lawyer (Timothy Hutton) comes to the aid of nine black men accused of raping two white women in the South....
- 101 min
- 10.9K
- The Goodies
Jun 24, 2010 · From their arrest in 1931 to the release of the last Scottsboro defendant in 1950, the rights of nine young black men were violated. In this century, the world still faces many of the same racial...
- 45 sec
- 43.4K
- Voltage Pictures
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2006 · 1 hr 46 min. PG-13. Drama. Based on a true story, a New York attorney travels to Alabama in 1933 to defend nine young Black men accused of raping two white women. Subtitles: English.
