A Lesson Before Dying
“A young man's destiny becomes a teacher's journey.”
4.8/ 10IMDb6.716
19991h 41mPG-13
Overview
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.
Top-billed cast
- VVon Coulter
- WWynton Yates
- SStuart Culpepper
- MMekhi Phifer
- DDon Cheadle
- PPatty Mack
- LLisa Arrindell
- FFrank Hoyt Taylor
- BBrent Jennings
- IIrma P. Hall
Crew
- Director
- Joseph Sargent
- Writers
- Ann Peacock, Ernest J. Gaines
- Producer
- Robert Benedetti
- Production
- Spanky Pictures, Ellen M. Krass Productions, HBO Films
Frequently asked questions
What is A Lesson Before Dying rated?
A Lesson Before Dying has an audience rating of 4.8 out of 10 from 16 votes.
Who directed A Lesson Before Dying?
A Lesson Before Dying was directed by Joseph Sargent.
When was A Lesson Before Dying released?
A Lesson Before Dying was released in 1999.
