A Lesson Before Dying (1999)

Synopsis: An uplifting tale of a black man (Phifer) in the 1940's South who is wrongly accused of killing a white man. His attorney's only defense is that he is an animal, a hog, and, therefore, is... An uplifting tale of a black man (Phifer) in the 1940's South who is wrongly accused of killing a white man. His attorney's only defense is that he is an animal, a hog, and, therefore, is unaccountable for his actions. Predictably, he is convicted of the crime. Distraught in a prison cell, his family convinces the local school teacher (Cheadle) to visit him and restore his deflated dignity. Based on the novel by Ernest J. Gaines. [More]

Starring: Don Cheadle, Cicely Tyson, Mekhi Phifer, Irma P. Hall

Starring: Don Cheadle, Cicely Tyson, Mekhi Phifer, Irma P. Hall, Brent Jennings

Director: Joseph Sargent

Director: Joseph Sargent
Screenwriter: Ann Peacock
Producer: Robert Benedetti
Composer: Ernest Troost

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