A Lesson Before Dying (1999)
Directed by Joseph Sargent
Genres - Drama |
Sub-Genres - Melodrama, Political Drama, Message Movie |
Release Date - May 22, 1999 (USA - Unknown), May 22, 1999 (USA) |
Run Time - 101 min. |
Countries - United States |
MPAA Rating - PG13
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Synopsis by Mark Deming
Don Cheadle, Mekhi Phifer, and Cicely Tyson star in this drama set in the 1940s about a black man sentenced to death for a crime he did not commit and teacher who is to counsel him as he awaits execution. A Lesson Before Dying is based on a novel by Ernest J. Gaines.
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Keywords
Black [race], death-penalty, man, execution, false-conviction, counselor, teacher
Attributes
High Production Values, Sleeper
