A Lesson Before Dying (1999)
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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. ~ Mark Deming, Rovi
- Starring:
- Don Cheadle, Cicely Tyson, (more)
- Director(s):
- Joseph Sargent
- Theatrical MPAA Rating:
- PG13
- Format(s):
- DVD
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Synopsis of A Lesson Before Dying
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. ~ Mark Deming, Rovi
- Theatrical Feature Running Time:
- 101 mins
Complete Cast of A Lesson Before Dying
- Don Cheadle - Grant Wiggins
- Mekhi Phifer - Jefferson
- Brent Jennings - Reverend Ambrose
- Frank Hoyt Taylor - Sheriff Guidry
- Patty Mack - Inez
- Wynton Yates - Louis Washington
- Cierra Meche - Estelle
- Cicely Tyson - Tante Lou
- Irma P. Hall - Miss Emma
- Lisa Anderson - Vivian Baptiste
- Stuart Culpepper - Henri Pichot
- Elijah Kelley - Clarence
- Clay Chappell - Paul
- Director(s):
- Joseph Sargent
- Producer(s):
- Robert Benedetti
- Theatrical MPAA Rating:
- PG13(Profanity, Adult Situations)
- 1999 - Academy of Television Arts and Sciences - Outstanding Made for Television Movie
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