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Dead Man Walking

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7.3/10 • 1.3K

1995-12-292h 2m

Drama

A death row inmate turns for spiritual guidance to a local nun in the days leading up to his scheduled execution for the murders of a young couple.

Directors
Tim Robbins
Writters
Tim Robbins
Editors
Ray Hubley

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  1. Susan Sarandon

    Susan Sarandon

    Sister Helen Prejean

  2. Sean Penn

    Sean Penn

    Matthew Poncelet

  3. Robert Prosky

    Robert Prosky

    Hilton Barber

  4. Raymond J. Barry

    Raymond J. Barry

    Earl Delacroix

  5. R. Lee Ermey

    R. Lee Ermey

    Clyde Percy

  6. Celia Weston

    Celia Weston

    Mary Beth Percy

  7. Lois Smith

    Lois Smith

    Helen's Mother

  8. Scott Wilson

    Scott Wilson

    Chaplain Farley

  9. Roberta Maxwell

    Roberta Maxwell

    Lucille Poncelet

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Peter McGinn

Sep 16, 2020

9/10

This is a terrific movie, with dramatic power and a balanced look at the issue of capital punishment. It is based on a true story written and lived by a nun, Sister Helen Prejean though, as usually happens, the story is modified to fit the needs of a dramatic movie. For example, the two inmates she provided spiritual advice to are merged into one for this film. As a side note, Sister Prejean has an uncredited appearance in a scene concerning a vigil. The movie is gritty at times,but always watchable. Susan Surandon received an academy award for her performance. In addition to it being a great movie, there are two soundtrack albums of note. The first is the soundtrack, featuring an array of songs by Springsteen, Johnny Cash and others. Also there is a movie score version, with music of a more atmospheric nature. I use it to read or write fiction to sometimes.

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Status
Released
Original Language
English
Budget
$11,000,000.00
Revenue
$39,363,635.00
Keywords
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