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A Lesson Before Dying (1999)

A Lesson Before Dying

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1h 41m

Drama

May 22nd, 1999

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In the 1940s South, an African-American man is wrongly accused of the killing a a white store owner. In his defense, his white attorney equates him with a lowly hog, to indicate that he didn't have the sense to know what he was doing. Nevertheless convicted, he is sentenced to die, but his godmother and the aunt of the local schoolteacher convince school teacher go to the convicted man's cell each day to try to reaffirm to him that he is not an animal but a man with dignity.

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Cast

Don Cheadle
Grant Wiggins
Cicely Tyson
Tante Lou
Mekhi Phifer
Jefferson
Irma P. Hall
Miss Emma
Brent Jennings
Reverend Ambrose
Lisa Arrindell
Vivian Baptiste
Dana Ivey
Edna Guidry
Frank Hoyt Taylor
Sheriff Guidry
Stuart Culpepper
Henri Pichot
Patty Mack
Inez
Full cast & crew

Directors

Joseph Sargent
Full cast & crew

Producers

Robert Benedetti
producer
Daniel Bernstein
associate producer
Celia D. Costas
(co-producer)
Full cast & crew

Writers

Ernest J. Gaines
novel
Ann Peacock
teleplay
Full cast & crew

Taglines

A young man's destiny becomes a teacher's journey.

Keywords

murder
redemption
racism
All Keywords

Country of Origin

United States of America

Languages

English

Release Dates

November 1st, 1999 (Germany)
August 4th, 2003 (Germany) (DVD premiere)
November 1st, 1999 (Germany) theatrical
All Release Dates

Alternative Titles

A Lesson Before Dying (original title)
No Corredor da Morte (Brazil)
Dites-leur que je suis un homme (France) (DVD title)
All Alternative Titles

Locations

Laurel Valley, Thibodaux, Louisiana, USA
Louisiana, USA

Running Times

101 min
105 min

Sound Mixes

Dolby

Aspect Ratios

1.33 : 1

Production Companies

HBO Films
Spanky Pictures
Ellen M. Krass Productions
All Production Companies

Distribution Companies

Future Film (Finland)
mediacs AG (Germany)
WOWOW (Japan)
All Distribution Companies

Other Companies

Acey/Dcey Equipment Company (grip and lighting equipment)
GEP Deluxe Digital Media (post-production)
Helen Uffner Vintage Clothing (United States of America) (vintage clothing rentals)

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