A Lesson Before Dying
A Lesson Before Dying
A Lesson Before Dying
1999
Drama
TV Movie
1h 45m
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. 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. (imdb)
Directed by:
Joseph Sargent
59 total credits
Joseph Sargent has 59 credits at Criticker, including: The Taking of Pelham One Two Three, Jaws: The Revenge, Colossus: The Forbin Project, Something the Lord Made and White Lightning
Writers:
Ann Peacock
10 total credits
Ann Peacock has 10 credits at Criticker, including: The Chronicles of Narnia: The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe, Nights in Rodanthe, The Killing Room, Kit Kittredge: An American Girl and The First Grader
4 total credits
Ernest J. Gaines has 4 credits at Criticker, including: The Autobiography of Miss Jane Pittman, A Gathering of Old Men, A Lesson Before Dying and The Sky Is Gray
Starring:
Don Cheadle
70 total credits
A respected amateur poker player and expert of the board game Go, Cheadle first rose to fame after a role on the cult 90s show Picket Fences. After supporting roles in a few Steven Soderbergh films, he picked up an Oscar nomination for his highly-praised lead performance in 2004's Hotel Rwanda.
60 total credits
Cicely Tyson has 60 credits at Criticker, including: Fried Green Tomatoes, Last Flag Flying, Alex Cross, Diary of a Mad Black Woman and Because of Winn-Dixie
28 total credits
Irma P. Hall has 28 credits at Criticker, including: Collateral, Patch Adams, The Ladykillers, Backdraft and Midnight in the Garden of Good and Evil
50 total credits
Mekhi Thira Phifer is an American actor. He is perhaps best known for his multi-year role as Dr. Greg Pratt on NBC's long-running medical drama ER and his co-starring role opposite Eminem in the feature film 8 Mile. He was a regular on the Fox crime show Lie to Me portraying the role of Ben Reynolds, before season 3, and currently stars as CIA agent Rex Matheson in Torchwood: Miracle Day...(Wikipedia)
6 total credits
Frank Hoyt Taylor has 6 credits at Criticker, including: Junebug, A Lesson Before Dying, Obselidia, Outlaw Country and The Wilgus Stories
28 total credits
Brent Jennings has 28 credits at Criticker, including: Moneyball, Witness, Red Heat, Another 48 Hrs. and The Serpent and the Rainbow
7 total credits
Elijah Kelley has 7 credits at Criticker, including: Hairspray, Red Tails, Strange Magic, Heavens Fall and The New Edition Story
8 total credits
Lisa Arrindell has 8 credits at Criticker, including: The Wronged Man, A Lesson Before Dying, Disappearing Acts, The Right Thing and Livin' Large!
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Directed by:
Joseph Sargent 59 total credits
Joseph Sargent has 59 credits at Criticker, including: The Taking of Pelham One Two Three, Jaws: The Revenge, Colossus: The Forbin Project, Something the Lord Made and White Lightning
Writers:
Ann Peacock 10 total credits
Ann Peacock has 10 credits at Criticker, including: The Chronicles of Narnia: The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe, Nights in Rodanthe, The Killing Room, Kit Kittredge: An American Girl and The First Grader
4 total credits
Ernest J. Gaines has 4 credits at Criticker, including: The Autobiography of Miss Jane Pittman, A Gathering of Old Men, A Lesson Before Dying and The Sky Is Gray
Starring:
Don Cheadle 70 total credits
A respected amateur poker player and expert of the board game Go, Cheadle first rose to fame after a role on the cult 90s show Picket Fences. After supporting roles in a few Steven Soderbergh films, he picked up an Oscar nomination for his highly-praised lead performance in 2004's Hotel Rwanda.
60 total credits
Cicely Tyson has 60 credits at Criticker, including: Fried Green Tomatoes, Last Flag Flying, Alex Cross, Diary of a Mad Black Woman and Because of Winn-Dixie
28 total credits
Irma P. Hall has 28 credits at Criticker, including: Collateral, Patch Adams, The Ladykillers, Backdraft and Midnight in the Garden of Good and Evil
50 total credits
Mekhi Thira Phifer is an American actor. He is perhaps best known for his multi-year role as Dr. Greg Pratt on NBC's long-running medical drama ER and his co-starring role opposite Eminem in the feature film 8 Mile. He was a regular on the Fox crime show Lie to Me portraying the role of Ben Reynolds, before season 3, and currently stars as CIA agent Rex Matheson in Torchwood: Miracle Day...(Wikipedia)
6 total credits
Frank Hoyt Taylor has 6 credits at Criticker, including: Junebug, A Lesson Before Dying, Obselidia, Outlaw Country and The Wilgus Stories
28 total credits
Brent Jennings has 28 credits at Criticker, including: Moneyball, Witness, Red Heat, Another 48 Hrs. and The Serpent and the Rainbow
7 total credits
Elijah Kelley has 7 credits at Criticker, including: Hairspray, Red Tails, Strange Magic, Heavens Fall and The New Edition Story
8 total credits
Lisa Arrindell has 8 credits at Criticker, including: The Wronged Man, A Lesson Before Dying, Disappearing Acts, The Right Thing and Livin' Large!
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