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A Lesson Before Dying

1999Directed by Joseph Sargent
Drama1h 41m
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A young man's destiny becomes a teacher's journey.

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.

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About A Lesson Before Dying
How long is A Lesson Before Dying?
A Lesson Before Dying runs 1 hour and 41 minutes (101 minutes).
Who directed A Lesson Before Dying?
A Lesson Before Dying was directed by Joseph Sargent.
Who is in the cast of A Lesson Before Dying?
A Lesson Before Dying stars Don Cheadle as Grant Wiggins, Cicely Tyson as Tante Lou and Mekhi Phifer as Jefferson.
What language is A Lesson Before Dying in?
A Lesson Before Dying is in English.
Is A Lesson Before Dying family friendly?
It is rated PG-13: parents are strongly cautioned, some material may be inappropriate for children under 13.
When was A Lesson Before Dying released?
A Lesson Before Dying was released on May 22, 1999.

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