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Dead Man Walking

  • 1995
  • 14A
  • 2h 2m
IMDb RATING
7.5/10
98K
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Susan Sarandon and Sean Penn in Dead Man Walking (1995)
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A nun, while comforting a convicted killer on death row, empathizes with both the killer and his victim's families.A nun, while comforting a convicted killer on death row, empathizes with both the killer and his victim's families.A nun, while comforting a convicted killer on death row, empathizes with both the killer and his victim's families.

  • Director
    • Tim Robbins
  • Writers
    • Helen Prejean
    • Tim Robbins
  • Stars
    • Susan Sarandon
    • Sean Penn
    • Robert Prosky
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  • IMDb RATING
    7.5/10
    98K
    YOUR RATING
    • Director
      • Tim Robbins
    • Writers
      • Helen Prejean
      • Tim Robbins
    • Stars
      • Susan Sarandon
      • Sean Penn
      • Robert Prosky
    • 239User reviews
    • 72Critic reviews
    • 80Metascore
  • See more at IMDbPro
    • Won 1 Oscar
      • 23 wins & 24 nominations total

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    Susan Sarandon
    Susan Sarandon
    • Sister Helen Prejean
    Sean Penn
    Sean Penn
    • Matthew Poncelet
    Robert Prosky
    Robert Prosky
    • Hilton Barber
    Raymond J. Barry
    Raymond J. Barry
    • Earl Delacroix
    R. Lee Ermey
    R. Lee Ermey
    • Clyde Percy
    Celia Weston
    Celia Weston
    • Mary Beth Percy
    Lois Smith
    Lois Smith
    • Helen's Mother
    Scott Wilson
    Scott Wilson
    • Chaplain Farley
    Roberta Maxwell
    Roberta Maxwell
    • Lucille Poncelet
    Margo Martindale
    Margo Martindale
    • Sister Colleen
    Barton Heyman
    Barton Heyman
    • Captain Beliveau
    Steve Boles
    • Sgt. Neal Trapp
    Nesbitt Blaisdell
    Nesbitt Blaisdell
    • Warden Hartman
    Ray Aranha
    • Luis Montoya
    Larry Pine
    Larry Pine
    • Guy Gilardi
    Gil Robbins
    • Bishop Norwich
    Kevin Cooney
    Kevin Cooney
    • Governor Benedict
    Clancy Brown
    Clancy Brown
    • State Trooper
    • Director
      • Tim Robbins
    • Writers
      • Helen Prejean
      • Tim Robbins
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    Storyline

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    Did you know

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    • Trivia
      Helen Prejean: The real Sister Helen appears outside the prison during a candlelight vigil scene.
    • Goofs
      The chemicals used in lethal injections in Louisiana are administered manually, not by a machine as in the movie.
    • Quotes

      Prison Guard: Tell me something, Sister. What is a nun doing in a place like this? Shouldn't you be teaching children? Do you know what this man has done? How he killed them kids?

      Sister Helen Prejean: What he was involved with was evil. I don't condone it. I just don't see the sense of killing people to say killing people's wrong.

      Prison Guard: You know how the Bible says "an eye for an eye."

      Sister Helen Prejean: You know what else the Bible asks for? Death as a punishment for adultery, prostitution, homosexuality, trespass upon sacred ground, profaning the Sabbath, and contempt of parents.

      Prison Guard: I ain't gonna get into no Bible quoting with no nun, 'cause I'm gonna lose.

    • Crazy credits
      This Film Was Edited On Old Fashioned Machines. This credit was inspired by John Ottman, editor of 'The Usual Suspects'. Ottman had wanted to put "edited on a piece of s*** Steenbeck" at the end of his movie, but settled for the more subtle "Edited on film". Tim Robbins heard about this, and decided to put his own variation of the line on the credits of 'Dead Man Walking.'
    • Connections
      Featured in Siskel & Ebert & the Movies: Nixon/Jumanji/Heat/Mr. Holland's Opus/Sense and Sensibility/Othello (1995)
    • Soundtracks
      The Face of Love
      Performed by Nusrat Fateh Ali Khan with Eddie Vedder

      Written by David Robbins, Tim Robbins & Nusrat Fateh Ali Khan

      Nusrat Fateh Ali Khan courtesy of Real World Records, Ltd.

      Eddie Vedder courtesy of Epic Records

    User reviews239

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    Featured review
    Forget the political beliefs of the cast/director
    Yes, forget about the political beliefs of Sean Penn, Susan Sarandon and the director, Tim Robbins. This movie is a balanced masterpiece on one of America's most controversial subjects. We are given an objective view from both sides of the issue and if you have an open mind you are made to feel both sides of the debate on executions in America. I am not sure if it will change anyone's mind but it should make the subject more clear for anyone truly interested in expanding their view on the world around them.

    The direction was spot on and the acting was fantastic. Penn plays an unlikable yet vulnerable character and Susan Sarandon owned her role. All of the other actors did exactly what they should have done... Convienced me they were NOT acting.

    9 out of 10 from me.
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    Details

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    • Release date
      • February 2, 1996 (Canada)
    • Countries of origin
      • United Kingdom
      • United States
    • Language
      • English
    • Also known as
      • La dernière marche
    • Filming locations
      • Angola, Louisiana, USA
    • Production companies
      • Havoc
      • Polygram Filmed Entertainment
      • Working Title Films
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    Box office

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    • Budget
      • $11,000,000 (estimated)
    • Gross US & Canada
      • $39,363,635
    • Opening weekend US & Canada
      • $118,266
      • Jan 1, 1996
    • Gross worldwide
      • $39,363,635
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    Technical specs

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    • Runtime
      2 hours 2 minutes
    • Color
      • Color
    • Sound mix
      • Dolby Digital
    • Aspect ratio
      • 1.85 : 1

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