| Description |
1 DVD (101 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in. |
| Physical Medium |
polychrome |
| Description |
digital |
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optical |
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video file |
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DVD video |
| System Details |
DVD. |
| Cast |
Don Cheadle, Cicely Tyson, Mekhi Phifer. |
| Credits |
Director of photography, Donald M. Morgan ; editor, Michael Brown ; music, Ernest Troost. |
| Note |
Based on the novel by Ernest J. Gaines. |
| Audience |
Rated PG-13 |
| Note |
See interactive menu for special features. |
| Summary |
A frustrated teacher in a southern town, whose education is being underutilized, finds his own purpose in helping bring meaning to the last days of a young man due to be executed. In teaching one person to die with dignity, he redeems himself. |
| Language |
Closed-captioned; in English and Spanish soundtracks with English, French and Spanish subtitles. |
| Genre/Form |
Feature films.
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Feature films.
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Films for the hearing impaired.
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Films for the hearing impaired.
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| Subject |
African American men -- Louisiana -- Drama.
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African American men. |
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Louisiana. |
| Genre/Form |
Drama.
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| Subject |
Death row inmates -- Louisiana -- Drama.
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Death row inmates. |
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Louisiana -- Race relations -- Drama.
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Race relations. |
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Friendship -- Louisiana -- Drama.
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Friendship. |
| Genre/Form |
Video recordings.
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Video recordings.
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| Subject |
Friendships. |
| Genre/Form |
Drama.
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| Added Author |
Benedetti, Robert L.
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Sargent, Joseph, 1925-2014.
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Peacock, Ann.
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Tyson, Cicely.
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Phifer, Mekhi, 1975-
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Cheadle, Don.
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Gaines, Ernest J., 1933-2019.
Lesson before dying.
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HBO Video (Firm)
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Spanky Pictures (Firm)
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Ellen M. Krass Productions.
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| ISBN |
0783117159 |
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9780783117157 |
| Standard No. |
026359157028 |
| Music No. |
91570 HBO Home Video |
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