A Lesson Before Dying
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In the 1940's 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. A Lesson Before Dying featuring Don Cheadle and Cicely Tyson is not currently available to stream, rent, or buy but you can add it to your want to see list for updates. It's a drama movie with a better than average IMDb audience rating of 6.7 (1,129 votes) and was well received by critics.
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In the 1940's 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. A Lesson Before Dying featuring Don Cheadle and Cicely Tyson is not currently available to stream, rent, or buy but you can add it to your want to see list for updates. It's a drama movie with a better than average IMDb audience rating of 6.7 (1,129 votes) and was well received by critics.
Director
Joseph Sargent
Grant Wiggins
Don Cheadle
Tante Lou
Cicely Tyson
Jefferson
Mekhi Phifer
Miss Emma
Irma P. Hall
Reverend Ambrose
Brent Jennings
Vivian Baptiste
Lisa Arrindell
Edna Guidry
Dana Ivey
Sheriff Guidry
Frank Hoyt Taylor
Henri Pichot
Stuart Culpepper
Farrell Jarreau
Von Coulter
Clarence
Elijah Kelley
Louis Washington
Wynton Yates
Producer
Robert Benedetti
Writer
Ernest J. Gaines
Ratings & Reviews
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