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A frustrated teacher in a southern town whose education is being underutilized finds his own purpose in helping bring meaning to the last days of a young man due to be executed. In teaching one person to die with dignity, he redeems himself.

Bibliographic Details
Uniform Title:Lesson before dying (Motion picture)
Main Author: Troost, Ernest V. (Composer)
Corporate Authors: HBO NYC Productions, Spanky Pictures (Firm), Ellen M. Krass Productions, HBO Video (Firm)
Other Authors: Benedetti, Robert L. (Producer), Peacock, Ann (Screenwriter), Cheadle, Don (Actor), Tyson, Cicely (Actor), Phifer, Mekhi, 1975- (Actor), Brown, Michael (Film editor), Morgan, Donald M. (Donald Maxwell), 1932- (Cinematographer), Gaines, Ernest J., 1933-
Format: Video DVD
Language:English
Spanish
Language Notes:Closed-captioned. In English or Spanish; with optional subtitles in English, French or Spanish.
Published: New York, N.Y. : HBO Home Video, [1999]
Subjects:
Feature films.
African American men > Louisiana > Drama.
Death row inmates > Louisiana > Drama.
Louisiana > Race relations > Drama.
Friendship > Louisiana > Drama.
Made-for-TV movies.
Films for the hearing impaired.
Motion pictures, American.
Description
Summary:A frustrated teacher in a southern town whose education is being underutilized finds his own purpose in helping bring meaning to the last days of a young man due to be executed. In teaching one person to die with dignity, he redeems himself.
Item Description:Based on the novel by Ernest J. Gaines.
Originally produced as a television film in 1999.
Special features include cast and crew bios.
Videorecording.
Physical Description:1 videodisc (101 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Format:DVD; region 1; aspect ratio 4:3.
Audience:MPAA rating: PG-13: for a scence of violence, brief strong language, and some sensuality.
Awards:Banff Television Festival, 1999: Best Made for TV Movie. Black Reel Awards, 1999: Network/Cable - Best Actor (Don Cheadle); Network/Cable - Best Screenplay (Ernest J. Gaines); Network/Cable - Best Supporting Actor (Mekhi Phifer); Network/Cable - Best Supporting Actress (Cicely Tyson). Emmy Awards, 1999: Outstanding Made for Television Movie (Ellen Krass, Joel Stillerman, Ted Demme, Robert Benedetti); Outstanding Writing for a Miniseries or a Movie (Ann Peacock). Hollywood Makeup Artist and Hair Stylist Guild Awards, 1999: Best Character Makeup - Television for a Mini-Series or Moive of the Week (Douglas Noe). Humanitas Prize, 1999: PBS/Cable Category (Ann Peacock). National Board of Review Award, 1999: Best Film Made for Cable TV. Peabody Awards, 1999. San Francisco International Film Festival Silver Spire, 1999: Television - Drama-Television Feature (Joseph Sargent, Robert Benedetti).
Production Credits:Music by Ernest Troost ; editor, Michael Brown ; director of photography, Donald M. Morgan.
ISBN:0783117159
9780783117157