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A Lesson Before Dying (1999)

 
Drama, Period, Adaptation



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Synopsis:
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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Cast

Name
Credits
Don Cheadle
Grant Wiggins

Cicely Tyson
Tante Lou

Mekhi Phifer
Jefferson

Irma P Hall
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

Dana Ivey
Anna Guidry

Von Coulter
Farrell Jareau

Jameelah Nurridin
Irene

Sonny Shroyer
Defense Attorney

Michael Sahr Ngaujah
brother

David Kote
Bear

Danny Nelson
Mr Grope

Walter Breaux Jr
Joe

Carol Sutton
Thelma

Julian Dalcour
Bricklayer No 1

Anthony Michael Frederick
Bricklayer No 2

Ronald McCall
Foreman

Anthony Bean
Field Hand

Larry McDonald
Old Field Hand
Company

Name
Credits
AD Pictures
Production Company

Ellen M Krass Productions
Production Company

HBO Films
Production Company

Writers

Name
Credits
Ann Peacock
Screenplay

Ernest J Gaines
Source Material (from novel)

Producers

Name
Credits
Ellen M Krass
Executive Producer

Joel Stillerman
Executive Producer

Ted Demme
Executive Producer

Robert Benedetti
Producer

Celia D Costas
Co-Producer

Daniel Bernstein
Associate Producer

Tracy Falco
Associate Producer

Directors

Name
Credits
Joseph Sargent
Director

Casting

Name
Credits
Robi Reed
Casting

Shay Griffin
Location Casting

Cydney McCurdy
Casting Associate casting assistant

Victor Davis
Extras Casting

Production Management

Name
Credits
Celia D Costas
Unit Production Manager

Catherine C McCabe
Assistant Director

Karen E Collins
Assistant Director

Patricia Serafina Madiedo
Production Supervisor

Benita Brazier
Script Supervisor

Alissa Nicole Miller
Production Coordinator

Erin Borel
Assistant Production Coordinator

Elston Howard
Location Manager

Ashley Haspel
Location Assistant

Erik Waters
Location Assistant

Brad Burgoon
Location Assistant

Leonard Haggarty
Assistant Director

Jaunita Diana
Post-Production Supervisor

Heather B Crane
Post-Production Coordinator

Editor

Name
Credits
Michael Brown
Editor

Joe McJimsey
Assistant Editor

Camera, Film & Tape

Name
Credits
Donald M Morgan
Director of Photography

Russell McElhatton
Camera Operator

Jerry Lane
Assistant Camera Operator assistant camera

Ronald Henry Rashcke
Assistant Camera Operator assistant camera

Michael Joseph Walsh
Assistant Camera Operator assistant camera

Allan Rogers
Color telecine colorist
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