Dead Man Walking (1995)

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R | 2 hr | Drama, Religion, Adaptation | Released: 12/29/1995 |Box Office Total: $37.1M

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Honoring the request of a lonely and desperate man, Sister Helen Prejean writes to Matthew Poncelet, the condemned killer of two teenage lovers, and is wholly unprepared for the relationship which will follow. When the date is set for Matthew's execution, he asks Sister Helen to be his spiritual advisor and she complies. As she comes to see the terrified human beneath Matt's brash, unrepentant facade, Sister Helen becomes increasingly disturbed, not only by the terrible anguish he suffers during the long countdown, but by the rage of the victims' families, who seek retribution for their unbearable loss. With his scheduled execution fast approaching, she struggles for the life, the dignity, and the soul of a confused and angry man. In the end, it is her faith and her fierce courage that sustains her when she stands with Matthew and with the victims' families.

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Full Cast & Crew

Theatrical Release
12/29/1995

Director	Credit
Tim Robbins	Director
Cast	Credit
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 Farley
Roberta Maxwell	Lucille Poncelet
Margo Martindale	Sister Colleen
Barton Heyman	Captain Beliveau
Steve Boles	Sergeant Neal Trapp
Nesbitt Blaisdell	Warden Hartman
Ray Aranha	Luis Montoya
Larry Pine	Guy Gilardi
Gil Robbins	Bishop Norwich
Kevin Cooney	Governor Benedict
Clancy Brown	State Trooper
Adele Robbins	Nurse
Michael Cullen	Carl Vitello
Peter Sarsgaard	Walter Delacroix
Missy Yager	Hope Percy
Jenny Krochmal	Emily Percy
Jack Black	Craig Poncelet
Jon Abrahams	Sonny Poncelet
Arthur Bridgers	Troy Poncelet
Steve Carlisle	Helen's Brother
Helen Hester	Helen's Sister
Eva Amurri	Helen--at age 9
Jack Henry Robbins	Opossum Kid No 1
Gary Boe ('Buddy')	Opossum Kid No 2
Amy Long	Opossum Kid No 3
Dennis Neal	Henry
Molly Bryant	Nellie
Pamela Garmond	Mirabeau
Adrian Colon	Reporter
John D Wilmot	Supporter
Margaret Lane	Reporter No 1
Sally Ann Roberts	Reporter No 2
Alec Gifford	Reporter No 3
John Hurlbutt	Reporter No 4
Mike Longman	News Anchor
Pete Burris	Parent No 1
Joan Glover	Parent No 2
Florrie Hathorn	Parent No 3
Lenore Banks	Parent No 4
Idella Cassamier	Idella
Marlon Horton	Herbie
Kenitra Singleton	Kenitra
Palmer Jackson	Palmer
Johnathan Thomas	Johnathan
Walter Breaux Jr	Guard No 1
Scott Sowers	Guard No 2
Cortez Nance Jr	Guard No 3
Adam Nelson	Guard No 4
Dalvin Ford	Guard No 5
Derek Steeley	Guard No 6
Jeremy Knaster	Guard No 7
Mary Robbins	Aide to Governor Benedict
Miles Guthrie Robbins	Boy in Church
Production Credits	Credit
Allan Nicholls	Associate Producer
Eric Fellner	Executive Producer
Tim Robbins	Producer
Jon Kilik	Producer
Tim Bevan	Executive Producer
Bob White	Associate Producer
Mark Seldis	Associate Producer
Rudd Simmons	Producer
Production Companies	Credit
WT2	Production Company
Havoc Incorporated	Production Company
Distribution Companies	Credit
Gramercy Pictures	Domestic Theatrical Distributor
PolyGram Home Video	Domestic Video Distributor
Polygram Films International	Foreign Theatrical Distributor
Locations
New Orleans, Louisiana, USA
New York, New York, USA
Writer	Credit
Sister Helen Prejean	Book as Source Material
Tim Robbins	Screenplay
Accounting	Credit
Patrick Sheedy	Postproduction Accountant
Mindy Sheldon	Production Accountant
Carla Schorr Rose	Assistant Production Accountant
Melissa Logan	Assistant Accountant - accounting assistant
Joe Lombardi	Assistant Accountant - accounting assistant
Anne Moosman	Production Accountant
Kathleen Richter	Assistant Production Accountant
Art Department	Credit
Joanne Schmidt	Assistant Set Decorator
Shawna Starkman	Art Assistant - art department production assistant
Timothy Metzger	Lead Person - leadman
Tom Warren	Art Director
David Stein	Assistant Art Director
Richard Hoover	Production Designer
Brad Fox	Art Department - tattoo artwork performer
Christie Alexander	Art Department Coordinator
Lawrence Amanuel	Set Dresser
Laurie Friedman	Set Decorator
Brian Kasch	Set Decorator
Harvey Goldberg	Set Dresser
Patrick McGuire	Lead Person - leadman
Phillis Lehmer	Art Director - art director coordinator
Eric M Metzger	Set Dresser
Ken Hardy	Art Director
Henry Kaplan	Set Dresser
Michael Martin	Set Dresser - on-set dresser
Jack Blanchard	Set Dresser
E J Levron Jr	Set Dresser
Casting	Credit
Grant Wilfley	Extras Casting
Douglas Aibel	Casting
Jordan Beswick	Casting Associate - casting assistant
Rebecca Gibson	Casting Associate - casting assistant
Vicki Cosentino	Extras Casting
Tracy Kilpatrick	Extras Casting - local & extras casting
Craft Services	Credit
Dawn Wolf	Craft Service
Steven Josephs	Catering - assistant chef
Anthony Monteforte	Craft Service
Israel Larios	Craft Service
Kayla Chaillot	Craft Service
Ron Terry	Craft Service
Markus Barben	Craft Service - Assistant Chef
Film Camera	Credit
Demmie Todd	Photography - still photographer
Roger A. Deakins	Director of Photography
Tom Salvatore	Color Timer
Kris Enos	Camera Trainee
Robin Brown	Camera Operator
Andy Harris	Assistant Camera Operator - assistant camera
Adam Gilmore	Assistant Camera Operator - assistant camera
Sal Camacho	Assistant Camera Operator - assistant camera
Film Sales Financing	Credit
Polygram Films International	Worldwide Distribution Sales
Legal	Credit
Candice Kersh	Legal Services
Jill Goldstein	Legal Services
Howard Fabrick	Legal Services
Oliver Goodenough	Legal Services
Billy Hinshelwood	Legal Services
Music	Credit
Nusrat Fateh Ali Khan	Song Performer - vocalist
Juliet Haffner	Music Contractor - Orchestra Contractor
Mino Cinelu	Music Performer - percussion
Mino Cinelu	Flutist - wood flute
Gil Robbins	Music Conductor - conductor
Gil Robbins	Music Arranger - choral arranger
Gale Limansky	Soloist
Patrick Mullins	Music Editor
David Robbins	Composer - music composer
David Robbins	Music Supervisor
David Robbins	Music - electric and acoustic guitars
David Ratajczak	Music - drums
David Dusing	Music Contractor - choral contractor
Joel Diamond	Music Performer - Hammond organ
Seamus Egan	Flutist - Octave flute
David Richard Campbell	Music Arranger - orchestrator
Rahat Ali Kahn	Song Performer - vocalist
Farrukh Fateh Ali Kahn	Song Performer - vocalist
Farrukh Fateh Ali Kahn	Music Performer - Harmonium
Phillip Fisher	Music - drums
Eric Friedlander	Music Performer - violincello
Norwood Fisher	Music - bass guitar
Amina Annabi	Song Performer - vocalist
Frank Centeno	Music - bass guitar
Frederick Zlotkin	Music Performer - violincello
Ry Cooder	Music - guitar
Eugene Moye	Music Performer - violincello
David Spinozza	Music - guitar
John Beal	Music - bass
Ron Wasserman	Music - bass
Kevin Deas	Music - bass
Wilbur Pauley	Music - bass
Phillip Snead	Music - bass
Jill Meyers	Music - music business and legal affairs
Ira Selsky	Music - music business and legal affairs
Frankie Pine	Music - music licensing manager
Julianne Jordan	Music - music project manager
David Klotz	Music - music assistant
Alison Miner	Music - New Orleans music
Production Management	Credit
Nancy Kriegel	Production Supervisor
Lys Hopper	Location Coordinator
Elston Howard	Assistant Location Manager
Barbara Heller	Location Manager
Michele Giordano	Production Coordinator
Rudd Simmons	Unit Production Manager
Eva Z Cabrera	Script Supervisor
Eric David Zoback	Stage Manager
Peter Schon	Assistant Production Coordinator
Graham Stumpf	Post-Production Supervisor
Allan Nicholls	Assistant Director
Patrick J Mangan	DGA Trainee
M J Magbanua	Assistant Production Coordinator
Sam Hoffman	Assistant Director
Dana A Handy	Assistant Location Manager
Sallie Jones Arata	Assistant Production Coordinator
Ann C Salzer	Assistant Director - 2nd assistant director
Publicity	Credit
Katherine Moore	Publicity - publicist
Public Relations	Credit
Nancy Seltzer & Associates, Inc.	Publicity publicity
Katherine Moore & Associates	Publicity publicity
Sound	Credit
Hal Levinsohn	ADR Editor
George A. Lara	Foley Mixer
Yvette Nabel	Assistant Sound Editor
Dan Sable	Sound Editor
Paul J. Zydel	ADR Mixer
Brian Vancho	Foley - foley walker
T.J. O'Mara	Boom Operator
Tod A Maitland	Sound Mixer
Rick Dior	Rerecording - re-recording mixer
Joel Holland	Sound - sound recorder
Gary Chester	Sound - recording engineer
Lynn Sable	Sound Editor
Charleen Richards	ADR Mixer
Yvonne Yedibalian	Sound - assistant recording engineer
Jim Murray	Sound - assistant recording engineer
Rob Williams	Sound - assistant mixing engineer
Visual Effects	Credit
Gerry Hawkins	Main Title Design - main titles
Wardrobe Hair Makeup	Credit
Michal Bigger	Makeup - key makeup
Allison Gordin	Makeup Assistant - assistant make-up
Kim Marie Druce	Assistant Costume Designer
Alix Hester	Wardrobe Assistant - wardrobe production assistant
Renee Ehlrich Kalfus	Costume Designer
Bonney Langfitt	Wardrobe
Aaron Quarles	Hair Stylist - key hair stylist
Donna Spahn	Hair Assistant - assistant hair
Hartsell Taylor	Wardrobe Supervisor
Gina Lombardino	Wardrobe Assistant - wardrobe production assistant
Peter White	Wardrobe Supervisor
Marilyn Carbone	Makeup - Susan Sarandon's makeup design
Michael Kriston	Hair Stylist - Sean Penn's hair stylist
Jeanne Normand	Wardrobe Assistant - wardrobe production assistant
Lizz Scalice	Hair Stylist

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