Genre: Drama
Reviewed in Issue 21 of Widescreen Review
Stars: Susan Sarandon, Sean Penn.
| Studio/Distributor | PolyGram Video |
| Catalog Number | 704 |
| MPAA Rating | R |
| Retail Price | $44.95 |
| Running Time | 122 |
| Color Type | Color |
| Chaptered/Scene Access | Yes |
| Closed Captioned | Yes |
| Theatrical Release | 1996 |
| LD Release Date | 6/1/96 |
| Director | Tim Robbins |
| Screenplay/Written By | Subscribers only |
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| Music | Subscribers only |
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| Visual Effects | Subscribers only |
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| Editor | Subscribers only |
| Supervising Sound Editors | Subscribers only |
| Executive Producers | Subscribers only |
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| Stars | Susan Sarandon, Sean Penn. |
| Principal Photography | Subscribers only |
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| Soundtrack | Dolby Surround |
| Theatrical Sound | Subscribers only |
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Subscribe FreeBased on the true story and the book “Dead Man Walking,“ written by Sister Helen Prejean, C.S.J., this moving film is about the breaking down of a hardened criminal. When Matthew Poncelet (Penn) asks in a letter that Sister Helen Prejean (Sarandon in an Academy Award®-winning role) come to visit him on Death Row, she comes face-to-face with the convicted killer of two lovers, a man who continues to plead his innocence. When the date is set for Poncelet’s execution by lethal injection, he asks Sister Helen to be his spiritual advisor and guide him through his last days.
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