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A Lesson Before Dying (1999)
PG-13
TV Movie | 105 min | Drama

A Lesson Before Dying (1999)

PG-13

TV Movie | 105 min | Drama

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. ...See moreIn 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. Written by BOB STEBBINS See less

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29 cast members

Name	Known for
Don Cheadle Grant Wiggins Grant Wiggins See fewer	Crash (I) (2004)
Cicely Tyson Tante Lou Tante Lou See fewer	The Help (2011)
Mekhi Phifer Jefferson Jefferson See fewer	ER (1994)
Irma P. Hall Miss Emma Miss Emma See fewer	The Ladykillers (2004)
Brent Jennings Reverend Ambrose Reverend Ambrose See fewer	Lodge 49 (2018)
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Dana Ivey Edna Guidry Edna Guidry See fewer	Sabrina (1995)
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Von Coulter Farrell Jarreau Farrell Jarreau See fewer	Drumline (2002)
Elijah Kelley Clarence Clarence See fewer	Hairspray (2007)
Wynton Yates Louis Washington Louis Washington See fewer	Mama Flora's Family (1998)
Jameelah Nuriddin Irene Irene See fewer	Wholeness (2021)
Cierra Meche Estelle Estelle See fewer	The 51st Annual Primetime Emmy Awards (1999)
Sonny Shroyer Defense Attorney Defense Attorney See fewer	Forrest Gump (1994)
Clay Chappell Deputy Paul Deputy Paul See fewer	Footloose (2011)
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David Kote Bear Bear See fewer	Mama Flora's Family (1998)
Danny Nelson Mr. Grope Mr. Grope See fewer	Midnight in the Garden of Good and Evil (1997)
Walter Breaux Jr. Joe Joe See fewer	Dead Man Walking (1995)
Carol Sutton Thelma Thelma See fewer	Steel Magnolias (1989)
Julian Dalcour Bricklayer #1 Bricklayer #1 See fewer	Eve's Bayou (1997)
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Ronald McCall Foreman Foreman See fewer	The Skeleton Key (2005)
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Larry McDonald Old Field Hand Old Field Hand See fewer	Sands of Time (2006)
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