A Lesson Before Dying
Brief Synopsis
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Television movie based on Ernest J. Gaines' best-selling novel. In a small Cajun community in 1940s Louisiana, a young black man named Jefferson is on death row for a murder he did not commit. Teacher Grant Wiggins tries to impart learning and pride to Jefferson before his execution.
Cast & Crew
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Joseph Sargent
Director
Wynton Yates
Patty Mack
Walter Breaux
Leonard Spears
Lead Person
Danny Nelson
Film Details
Also Known As
Lesson Before Dying
MPAA Rating
Genre
Adaptation
Drama
Period
Release Date
1999
Location
New Orleans, Louisiana, USA
Technical Specs
Duration
1h 41m
Synopsis
Television movie based on Ernest J. Gaines' best-selling novel. In a small Cajun community in 1940s Louisiana, a young black man named Jefferson is on death row for a murder he did not commit. Teacher Grant Wiggins tries to impart learning and pride to Jefferson before his execution.
Director
Joseph Sargent
Director
Cast
Wynton Yates
Patty Mack
Walter Breaux
Leonard Spears
Lead Person
Danny Nelson
Irma P. Hall
Sonny Shroyer
Dana Ivey
Larry Mcdonald
Carol Sutton
Ronald Mccall
Stuart Culpepper
Don Cheadle
Cicely Tyson
Clay Chappell
Cierra Meche
Von Coulter
Jameelah Nurridin
Sahr Ngaujah
Julian Dalcour
David Kote
Anthony Michael Frederick
Joel Derouin
Performer
Mekhi Phifer
Anthony Bean
Brent Jennings
Lisa Arrindell Anderson
Elijah Kelley
Frank Hoyt Taylor
Crew
Gary Alexander
Sound Re-Recording Mixer
Charles Anders
Security
Jim Armstrong
Other
Rick Ash
Sound Re-Recording Mixer
Thomas Ashburn
Other
Brian Badie
Hair Stylist
Nicole Barre
Production Assistant
Robert Benedetti
Producer
Charles C Bennett
Production Designer
Daniel Bernstein
Associate Producer
Mark D Berrend
Carpenter
Susie Blanchard
Other
Erin Borel
Assistant Production Coordinator
George R Bott
Production Assistant
Tim Bourque
Grip
Benita Brazier
Script Supervisor
Michael Brown
Editor
Robert Brubaker
Transportation Captain
Clint Buras
Electrician
Brad Burgoon
Location Assistant
Buddy Carr
Grip
Lyn Carroll
Costumes
Lavinia Charles
Consultant
Joseph Coble
Craft Service
Randall S Coe
Construction Coordinator
Tim Cohn
On-Set Dresser
Herbert Colar
Transportation Captain
Karen E Collins
Assistant Director
Ronn Cooney
Key Grip
Robert H Cooper
Special Effects
Celia D. Costas
Coproducer
Celia D. Costas
Unit Production Manager
Heather B Crane
Post-Production Coordinator
Kelly Curley
Art Director
Barbra Dannov
Assistant
Victor Davis
Extras Agent/Coordinator
Sterfon Demings
Hairdresser
Ted Demme
Executive Producer
Jaunita Diana
Post-Production Supervisor
Cougar Easley
Electrician
David Erwin
On-Set Dresser
Tracy Falco
Associate Producer
Jim Fields
Production Assistant
Sue Forrest-chambers
Makeup
Eric Frankson
Post-Production Assistant
Bob Frederickson
Other
Ernest J Gaines
Source Material (From Novel)
Scott Ganary
Sound Re-Recording Mixer
Ariana Garfinkle
Production Assistant
Rick Giovinazzo
Original Music
Shay Griffin
Location Casting
Leonard Haggarty
Assistant Director
Don Hahn
Other
Ruby Hamilton
Consultant
Hope Hanafin
Costume Designer
Mitzi Haralson
Costume Supervisor
Lois Harris
Assistant
Ashley Haspel
Location Assistant
Louise Hatem
Music Producer
Bud Hayes
Carpenter
Lance Haynes
Animal Wrangler
Billy Hershey
Other
Rankin Hickman
Production Assistant
Lavelle Higgins
Electrician
Elston Howard
Location Manager
Terri Jackson
Stand-In
Chuck Jeffreys
Stunt Coordinator
Lonnie Kahoe
Grip
Larry Kaster
Gaffer
Victor Keatley
Electrician
Mary Tarry Kelly
Other
Dave Kelsey
Other
Evyen Klean
Music
Ellen M Krass
Executive Producer
Jerry Lane
Assistant Camera Operator
Celia Lauve
Costumes
Chris Ledesma
Music Editor
Shirley Libby
Sound Mixer
Patricia Serafina Madiedo
Production Supervisor
Michael S Martin
Property Master
Dena Matranga
Costumes
Catherine C Mccabe
Assistant Director
Virginia Mccollam
Consultant
Cydney Mccurdy
Casting Associate
Russ Mcelhatton
Camera Operator
Russell Mcelhatton
Camera Operator
Joe Mcjimsey
Assistant Editor
Mike Mcmahan
Transportation Coordinator
Alissa Nicole Miller
Production Coordinator
Mark Miller
Other
Donald M Morgan
Director Of Photography
David Nami
Foreman
Robert A Nelson
Dolly Grip
Gaynielle Neville
Dialect Coach
Douglas Noe
Makeup
Paul Olinde
Best Boy
Jorin Ostroska
Assistant Property Master
Ann Peacock
Screenplay
Merv Perry
Carpenter
Eric Pierson
On-Set Dresser
Drew Ponder
Boom Operator
Wynona Price
Makeup Artist
Ronald H Raschke
Assistant Camera Operator
Robi Reed-humes
Casting
Allan Rogers
Color
James Roque Jr.
Production Assistant
Terence Rosemore
Other
Alton Samuel
Dialect Coach
David Schlesinger
Set Decorator
Beatrice Scott
Assistant
Andrew Sears
Production Auditor
Michael R Seelig
Other
Bert Smith
Assistant
Michael L Smith
Grip
Paul Raymond Smith
Dialect Coach
Jeff Steele
Assistant
Barbara Ann Stein
Production Accountant
Millie Steouse
Dialect Coach
Suzanne Steouse
Dialect Coach
Joel Stillerman
Executive Producer
Ashley Sudge
Dolly Grip
Cynthia Tanner
Production Assistant
Richard Taylor
Sound Editor
Rodney Thead
Transportation Captain
Ernest Troost
Original Music
Ernest Troost
Music
Ernest Troost
Music Producer
Taqua Turner
Craft Service
Carl Walker
Dialect Coach
Michael Joseph Walsh
Assistant Camera Operator
Erik Waters
Location Assistant
Jerri Whiteman
Production Auditor
Eugene Williams
Other
Big Al Woodruff
Other
Matthew Zeringue
Carpenter
Frank Zito
On-Set Dresser
Film Details
Also Known As
Lesson Before Dying
MPAA Rating
Genre
Adaptation
Drama
Period
Release Date
1999
Location
New Orleans, Louisiana, USA
Technical Specs
Duration
1h 41m
Quotes
Trivia
Miscellaneous Notes
Aired in United States May 22, 1999
Released in United States on Video September 21, 1999
Began shooting October 21, 1998.
