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Overview
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Director:
Writers (WGA):
Helen Prejean (book)
Tim Robbins (written by)
Release Date:
12 January 1996 (USA) more
Plot:
A nun, while comforting a convicted killer on death row, empathizes with both the killer and his victim's families. full summary | add synopsis
Awards:
Won Oscar. Another 19 wins & 11 nominations more
NewsDesk:
(29 articles)
Sarandon And Besson Land Stockholm Film Festival Honours
(From WENN. 21 October 2009, 12:06 PM, PDT)
Some People You Might Know (And Some You Might Not) Are Receiving Awards!
(From FilmExperience. 25 September 2009, 12:47 AM, PDT)
User Comments:
Incredible filmmaking more (162 total)
Cast
(Cast overview, first billed only) | Susan Sarandon | ... | Sister Helen Prejean |
 | Sean Penn | ... | Matthew Poncelet |
 | Robert Prosky | ... | Hilton Barber |
 | Raymond J. Barry | ... | Earl Delacroix |
 | R. Lee Ermey | ... | Clyde Percy |
| Celia Weston | ... | Mary Beth Percy |
 | Lois Smith | ... | Helen's mother |
| Scott Wilson | ... | Chaplain Farlely |
| Roberta Maxwell | ... | Lucille Poncelet |
| Margo Martindale | ... | Sister Colleen |
| Barton Heyman | ... | Capt. Beliveau |
 | Steve Boles | ... | Sgt. Neal Trapp |
 | Nesbitt Blaisdell | ... | Warden Hartman |
| Ray Aranha | ... | Luis Montoya |
| Larry Pine | ... | Guy Gilardi |
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Rated R for a depiction of a rape and murder.
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Runtime:
122 min
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1.85 : 1 more
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Certification:
USA:R (certificate #34133) | Iceland:16 | Philippines:PG-13 | New Zealand:R16 | Argentina:16 | Australia:MA | Chile:14 | Denmark:16 | Finland:K-16 | Germany:12 | Hong Kong:IIB | Netherlands:16 | Peru:14 | Portugal:M/16 | South Korea:15 | Spain:13 | Sweden:15 | UK:15 | Singapore:PG
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Because Peter Sarsgaard and Missy Yager's brutal rape scene was filmed in the mud, every time they did a new take they had to get up, get showered, get dressed, put new makeup on and do it again. It took all night to film. more
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Continuity: When Sister Helen is being pulled over for speeding, the camera shows the view through the rear view mirror. In this shot, the cop car behind her is driving on the left side of the road, with the police officer driving in the right front seat, on a straight road with a solid center line. The next shot show's both cars on the right side of the road, with the police officer sitting in the left front seat on a curvy road with a dashed center line. more
Quotes:
Matthew Poncelet: It's quiet. Only three days left. Plenty of time to read my Bible and look for a loophole. more
Movie Connections:
Referenced in "Futurama: A Tale of Two Santas (#4.2)" (2001) more
Soundtrack:
The Long Road more
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"Dead Man Walking" is a piece of incredible filmmaking. All the acting is top-notch and realistic, and the script examines the issue of the death penalty from both sides, paying equal homage to both. Above all, this is a deeply moving story of redemption, of death with dignity and loss of ego. Any film that deals this courageously and maturely with such incredibly difficult subject matter deserves a rating of 10/10. Thank you, Tim Robbins!