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Mar 20, 2021 · When a young black man is falsely convicted of killing a white shop owner; his hope for justice quickly fades, but an unlikely ally comes along to restore his faith in humanity.
Mar 8, 2024 · “A Lesson Before Dying” (1999) is a poignant TV movie that embarks on an unexpected journey. In a small Cajun community in 1940s Louisiana, a young black man...
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A Lesson Before Dying Trailer 1999 Director: Joseph Sargent Starring: Don Cheadle, Cicely Tyson, Mekhi Phifer, Irma P. Hall, Brent Jennings, Official Content From HBO Video A young man,...
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Grant Wiggins (Don Cheadle) is an African-American schoolteacher in the pre-Civil Rights Movement South who feels conflicted about his status as one of the only educated black men in his area.
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- Joseph Sargent
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- Don Cheadle
May 22, 1999 · In the 1940s South, an African-American man is wrongly accused of the killing a a white store owner. In his defense, his white attorney equates him with a lowly hog, to indicate that he didn't have the sense to know what he was doing.
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.
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In the 1940s South, an African-American man is wrongly accused of the killing of a white store owner. In his defense, his white attorney equates him with a lowly hog, to indicate that he didn't have the sense to know what he was doing.
