Dead Man Walking
Dead Man Walking
R
7.3
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1995

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122m

Dead Man Walking

Summary

A death row inmate turns for spiritual guidance to a local nun in the days leading up to his scheduled execution for the murders of a young couple.

Director, Writer

Tim Robbins

Book

Helen Prejean

Reviews

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narrator56

September 16, 2020

9

This is a terrific movie, with dramatic power and a balanced look at the issue of capital punishment. It is based on a true story written and lived by a nun, Sister Helen Prejean though, as usually happens, the story is modified to fit the needs of a dramatic movie. For example, the two inmates she provided spiritual advice to are merged into one for this film. As a side note, Sister Prejean has an uncredited appearance in a scene concerning a vigil.

The movie is gritty at times,but always watchable. Susan Surandon received an academy award for her performance.

In addition to it being a great movie, there are two soundtrack albums of note. The first is the soundtrack, featuring an array of songs by Springsteen, Johnny Cash and others. Also there is a movie score version, with music of a more atmospheric nature. I use it to read or write fiction to sometimes.

Media

Status:

Released

Original Language:

English

Budget:

$11,000,000.00

Revenue:

$39,363,635.00

Keywords

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