Dead Man Walking
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7.3A death row inmate turns for spiritual guidance to a local nun in the days leading up to his scheduled execution for the murders of a young couple.
Released: 1995-12-29122 minDir: Tim RobbinsDrama
Cast
- Susan Sarandon as Sister Helen Prejean
- Sean Penn as Matthew Poncelet
- Robert Prosky as Hilton Barber
- Raymond J. Barry as Earl Delacroix
- R. Lee Ermey as Clyde Percy
- Celia Weston as Mary Beth Percy
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Key facts
- Directed by
- Tim Robbins
- Screenplay by
- Tim Robbins
- Based on
- Dead Man Walking , 1993 book, by Helen Prejean
- Produced by
- Jon Kilik , Tim Robbins, Rudd Simmons
- Starring
- Susan Sarandon Sean Penn Robert Prosky Raymond J. Barry R. Lee Ermey Scott Wilson
- Cinematography
- Roger A. Deakins
- Edited by
- Lisa Zeno Churgin
- Music by
- David Robbins
- Production companies
- Working Title Films , Havoc
- Distributed by
- Gramercy Pictures (United States), PolyGram Filmed Entertainment (International)
- Release dates
- December 29, 1995 ( 1995-12-29 ) (United States) April 12, 1996 ( 1996-04-12 ) (United Kingdom)
- Running time
- 122 minutes
Key dates
- Published
- 1995
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- film
- Genre
- drama film
- Country of origin
- United States
- Original language
- English language
- Main subject
- capital punishment
- Depicts
- lethal injection
- Director
- Tim Robbins
- Screenwriter
- Tim Robbins
- Cast member
- Barton Heyman
Article
Dead Man Walking is a 1995 American crime drama film starring Susan Sarandon and Sean Penn, and co-produced and directed by Tim Robbins, who adapted the screenplay from the 1993 non-fiction book of the same name. It marked Peter Sarsgaard’s film debut.
In the film, Sister Helen Prejean (Sarandon) establishes a special relationship with Matthew Poncelet (Penn), a character based on convicted murderers Elmo Patrick Sonnier and Robert Lee Willie. He is a condemned prisoner on death row in Louisiana, and she visits him as his spiritual adviser after corresponding with him.