Sling Blade (1996)
08/30/1996 (US) • 2h 15m
A simple man. A difficult choice.
Overview
Karl Childers, a mentally disabled man, has been in the custody of the state mental hospital since the age of 12 for killing his mother and her lover. Although thoroughly institutionalized, he is deemed fit to be released into the outside world.
Top Billed Cast
Karl Childers
Doyle Hargraves
Charles Bushman
Vaughan Cunningham
Frank Wheatley
Linda Wheatley
Jerry Woolridge
Karl's Father
Bill Cox
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