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Jan 12, 1996 · Take your choice: (1) The prisoner is really innocent, and Sister Helen leads his 11th-hour defense as justice is done; (2) They fall in love with one another, she helps him escape, and they go on a doomed flight from the law; or, less likely, (3) She converts him to her religion, and he goes to his death praising Jesus.
The movie is so well done in the writing and especially acting, that you feel empathy for someone's last moments as they show what they did at the same time. This is why I always admire anyone, religious or not, who has the ability to forgive anyone for any act.
Dead Man Walking is a 1995 American crime drama film starring Susan Sarandon and Sean Penn, and co-produced and directed by Tim Robbins, who adapted the screenplay from the 1993 non-fiction book of the same name. It marked Peter Sarsgaard’s film debut.
AssociationCategoryRecipientResult20/20 AwardsBest PictureBest PictureNominated20/20 AwardsBest ActorNominated20/20 AwardsBest ActressWon20/20 AwardsBest Song"Dead Man Walkin'" – Bruce SpringsteenNominatedDead Man Walking is a beautifully-made film. Director Tim Robbins , who co-wrote the script with Prejean, sets the ugliness of his death row convict and that man's violent actions against a moving Pakistani Sufi devotional chanting-influenced score by David Robbins.
- Tim Robbins
- Barbara Shulgasser-Parker
- Susan Sarandon, Sean Penn, Robert Prosky
Dec 29, 1995 · Dead Man Walking has great performances, relevant messages about life and controversial topics like the death penalty, and a fine story. However, the movie can be overly sentimental at times, plus it could've been cut a good 10 minutes. Nonetheless, it's worth a watch.
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- Tim Robbins
- R
- 2 min
Mar 28, 1996 · Dead Man Walking Review. Sister Helen Prejean is a nun in Louisiana who becomes the spiritual advisor of a man on Death Row. Unquestionably guilty of the crime for which he is accused,...
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Dead Man Walking (1995) A SDG. (Pre-DecentFilms capsule review) Compelling exploration of issues surrounding the death penalty, based on the true story of Sr. Helen Prejean (Sarandon, Robbin’s wife) and convicted murderer Matthew Poncelet (Penn). 1995, PolyGram. Directed by Tim Robbins.
