A Lesson Before Dying (film)

A Lesson Before Dying
Created by	Ernest J. Gaines (novel)
Written by	Ann Peacock (teleplay)
Directed by	Joseph Sargent
Starring	Don Cheadle Cicely Tyson Mekhi Phifer Irma P. Hall
Theme music composer	Ernest Troost
Country of origin	United States
Original language(s)	English
Production
Cinematography	Donald M. Morgan
Editor(s)	Michael Brown
Running time	105 minutes
Production company(s)	Ellen M. Krass Productions Home Box Office Spanky Pictures
Distributor	Future Film Home Box Office mediacs AG
Release
Original network	HBO
Original release	22 May 1999

A Lesson Before Dying is a television film released in 1999 adapted from the Ernest J. Gaines novel of the same name.

Cast and characters

• Don Cheadle – Grant Wiggins
• Cicely Tyson – Tante Lou
• Mekhi Phifer – Jefferson
• Elaine Russell – Miss Emma
• Brent Jennings – Reverend Ambrose
• Lisa Arrindell Anderson – Vivian Baptiste
• Frank Hoyt Taylor – Sheriff Guidry
• Stuart Culpepper – Henri Pichot
• Patty Mack – Inez
• Elijah Kelley – Clarence
• Wynton Yates – Louis Washington
• Clay Chappell – Paul
• Cierra Meche – Estelle

External links

• A Lesson Before Dying at IMDb
• A Lesson Before Dying at AllMovie