A Lesson Before Dying (1999)

"A young mans destiny becomes a teachers journey"
Audience Score
49
A Lesson Before Dying
PG13 1 hr 41 minMay 22nd, 1999TV Movie, Drama
In the 1940s South an AfricanAmerican 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 didnt 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 mans cell each day to try to reaffirm to him that he is not an animal but a man with dignity

Movie Details

Theatrical Release:May 22nd, 1999
On DVD & Blu-ray:January 25th, 2000 - Buy DVD
Original Language:English
Production Companies:Spanky Pictures Ellen M Krass Productions HBO Films
Movie Tags:politics, 1940s