A lesson before dying / Spanky Pictures production in association with Ellen M. Krass Productions ; producer, Robert Benedetti ; teleplay by Ann Peacock ; directed by Joseph Sargent.

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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.

Bibliographic Details
Other Authors:	Tyson, Cicely Phifer, Mekhi, 1975- Cheadle, Don Sargent, Joseph, 1925-2014 Gaines, Ernest J., 1933-2019
Language:	English
Language and/or Writing System:	Closed-captioned.
Published:	New York : HBO Home Video, [1999], ©1999.
Subjects:	Feature films. Video recordings for the hearing impaired. African American men > Louisiana > Fiction. Death row inmates > Louisiana > Fiction. Friendship > Louisiana > Fiction. Louisiana > Race relations > Fiction.
Genre:	Fiction. Video recordings for the hearing impaired.
Physical Description:	1 videodisc (101 min.) : sound, color ; 1/2 in.
Variant Title:	Lesson before dying (Television program) [Other title]
Format:	Video DVD

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