Dead Man Walking is a movie directed by Tim Robbins in 1995 and based on the book Dead Man Walking: The Eyewitness Account of the Death Penalty That Sparked a National Debate by Sister Helen Prejean, first published in 1993. The movie features Susan Sarandon, Sean Penn, Robert Prosky, Margo Martindale, Celia Weston, Raymond J. Barry, and others.
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Storyline
Matthew Poncelet has been in prison for six years, awaiting execution after being convicted and sentenced to death for killing a teenage couple. As the day of his execution comes closer, Poncelet asks Sister Helen Prejean, with whom he has corresponded, to help him with a final appeal.
Movie vs Book
Year
1995
Minutes
122
Movie Rate
7.50
Source: IMDb
Movie
Dead Man Walking
Director: Tim Robbins
Country: UK
Year: 1995
Length: 2h2m
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Year
1993
Pages
288
Book Rate
8.20
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Book
Dead Man Walking
Subtitle: The Eyewitness Account of the Death Penalty That Sparked a National Debate
Author: Sister Helen Prejean
Country: USA
First published in: 1993
Length: 288 pages
Genre: Biography
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“I've never watched any of the adaptations of my books. I've never wanted to, and there's no chance of me doing so in the future.”
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