Dead man walking [videorecording] / Polygram Filmed Entertainment presents a Working Title/Havoc production ; a film by Tim Robbins ; produced by Jon Kilik, Tim Robbins and Rudd Simmons ; written and directed by Tim Robbins.
Matthew Poncelet is the convicted killer of two teenage lovers, preparing to end his life on death row. In response to a letter, Sister Helen Prejean visits Matthew and finds herself face-to-face with a killer who still pleads his innocence. When the date is set for his execution death by lethal injection, Poncelet asks Sister Helen to be his spiritual advisor and she agrees, little knowing the outrage that will follow her decision.
Record details
- ISBN: 0792842685
- ISBN: 9780792842682
- Physical Description: 1 videodisc (122 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
- Publisher: Santa Monica, Calif. : MGM Home Entertainment, [2005]
- Copyright: ©2005.
Content descriptions
General Note: | Originally released as a motion picture in 1995. Based on the book "Dead man walking" by Sister Helen Prejean. Special features: feature-length commentary by Tim Robbins; theatrical trailer. |
Creation/Production Credits Note: | Editor, Lisa Zeno Churgin ; music by David Robbins ; casting by Douglas Aibel ; director of photography, Roger A. Deakins. |
Participant or Performer Note: | Susan Sarandon, Sean Penn, Robert Prosky, Raymond J. Barry, R. Lee Ermey, Lois Smith, Scott Wilson, Roberta Maxwell, Margo Martindale, Celia Weston, Barton Heyman, Peter Sarsgaard, Missy Yager, Jenny Krochmal, Jack Black, Jon Abrahams. Vocal soloists: Nusrat Fateh Ali Khan, Eddie Vedder, Gale Limansky, Amina Annabi. |
System Details Note: | DVD, region 1, full screen (DVD screen format) and widescreen presentations; Dolby digital, double sided. |
Language Note: | In English or French with optional subtitles in Spanish; closed-captioned. |
Awards Note: | Winner of the 1995 Academy Award for Actress in a leading role Susan Sarandon. |
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Subject: | Prejean, Helen > Film adaptations. Capital punishment > Religious aspects > Drama. Capital punishment > United States > Drama. Murderers > Drama Nuns > Drama. |
Available copies
- 2 of 2 copies available at Sage Library System.
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Location | Call Number / Copy Notes | Barcode | Shelving Location | Circulation Modifier | Status | Due Date | Courses |
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Baker County Library | DRAMA DEA DVD (Text) | 37814002794825 | VIDEO | Available | - | ||
Columbia Gorge Community College Library | DRAMA DEAD 1995 (Text) | 33892002468297 | DVD | Available | - |