Storyline
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.
Key Information
Cast & Crew
Don Cheadle
Grant Wiggins
Cicely Tyson
Tante Lou
Mekhi Phifer
Jefferson
Irma P. Hall
Miss Emma
Brent Jennings
Reverend Ambrose
Lisa Arrindell
Vivian Baptiste
Dana Ivey
Edna Guidry
Frank Hoyt Taylor
Sheriff Guidry
Stuart Culpepper
Henri Pichot
Von Coulter
Farrell Jarreau
Elijah Kelley
Clarence
Wynton Yates
Louis Washington
Frequently Asked Questions
A Lesson Before Dying was released on May 22, 1999.
The runtime of A Lesson Before Dying is 1h 41m.
A Lesson Before Dying is a Drama movie.
A Lesson Before Dying has a rating of 5.0 out of 10 on TMDB.
A Lesson Before Dying is available to watch. Check streaming platforms and theaters near you.
A Lesson Before Dying was directed by Joseph Sargent.
The main cast of A Lesson Before Dying includes Don Cheadle, Cicely Tyson, Mekhi Phifer.
A Lesson Before Dying is originally in English.