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  • A Lesson Before Dying (1999)
  • PG-13
    TV Movie | 105 min | Drama
A Lesson Before Dying (1999)
PG-13
TV Movie | 105 min | Drama

In the 1940s South, an African-American man is wrongly accused of the killing of 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. ...See moreIn the 1940s South, an African-American man is wrongly accused of the killing of 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 the schoolteacher to 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. Written by BOB STEBBINS See less
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Director
Writers
Ernest J. Gaines (novel) | Ann Peacock (teleplay)
Producer
Composer
Cinematographer
Editor
Casting Director
Robi Reed (as Robi Reed-Humes)
Production Designer
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Updated May 22, 1999

Release date
May 22, 1999 (United States)

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29 cast members
Name Known for
Don Cheadle
Grant Wiggins Grant Wiggins   See fewer
Cicely Tyson
Tante Lou Tante Lou   See fewer
Mekhi Phifer
Jefferson Jefferson   See fewer
Irma P. Hall
Miss Emma Miss Emma   See fewer
Brent Jennings
Reverend Ambrose Reverend Ambrose   See fewer
Lisa Arrindell
Vivian Baptiste (as Lisa Arrindell Anderson) Vivian Baptiste (as Lisa Arrindell Anderson)   See fewer
Dana Ivey
Edna Guidry Edna Guidry   See fewer
Frank Hoyt Taylor
Sheriff Guidry Sheriff Guidry   See fewer
Stuart Culpepper
Henri Pichot Henri Pichot   See fewer
Von Coulter
Farrell Jarreau Farrell Jarreau   See fewer
Elijah Kelley
Clarence Clarence   See fewer
Wynton Yates
Louis Washington Louis Washington   See fewer
Cierra Meche
Estelle Estelle   See fewer
Sonny Shroyer
Defense Attorney Defense Attorney   See fewer
Clay Chappell
Deputy Paul Deputy Paul   See fewer
Sahr Ngaujah
Brother (as Michael Sahr Ngaujah) Brother (as Michael Sahr Ngaujah)   See fewer
Danny Nelson
Mr. Grope Mr. Grope   See fewer
Carol Sutton
Thelma Thelma   See fewer
Julian Dalcour
Bricklayer #1 Bricklayer #1   See fewer
Anthony Michael Frederick
Bricklayer #2 Bricklayer #2   See fewer
Ronald McCall
Foreman Foreman   See fewer
Anthony Bean
Field Hand Field Hand   See fewer
Larry McDonald
Old Field Hand Old Field Hand   See fewer
Mark Rickard
Charlie (uncredited) Charlie (uncredited)   See fewer
Terence Rosemore
Man in bar (uncredited) Man in bar (uncredited)   See fewer
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