A Lesson Before Dying is a 1999 American made-for-television drama film adapted from the 1993 Ernest J. Gaines novel of the same name. It won the Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Television Movie and a Peabody Award.
A Lesson Before Dying | |
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Based on | Ernest J. Gaines (novel) |
Written by | Ann Peacock |
Directed by | Joseph Sargent |
Starring | Don Cheadle Cicely Tyson Mekhi Phifer Irma P. Hall Brent Jennings |
Theme music composer | Ernest Troost |
Country of origin | United States |
Original language | English |
Production | |
Cinematography | Donald M. Morgan |
Editor | Michael Brown |
Running time | 105 minutes |
Production companies | Ellen M. Krass Productions HBO NYC Productions Spanky Pictures |
Original release | |
Network | HBO |
Release | 22 May 1999 |