A Lesson Before Dying (film)
| A Lesson Before Dying | |
|---|---|
| Based on | A Lesson Before Dying by Ernest J. Gaines |
| Written by | Ann Peacock |
| Directed by | Joseph Sargent |
| Starring | Don Cheadle Cicely Tyson Mekhi Phifer Irma P. Hall Brent Jennings |
| Theme music composer | Ernest Troost |
| Country of origin | United States |
| Original language | English |
| Production | |
| Cinematography | Donald M. Morgan |
| Editor | Michael Brown |
| Running time | 105 minutes |
| Production companies | Ellen M. Krass Productions HBO NYC Productions Spanky Pictures |
| Original release | |
| Network | HBO |
| Release | May 22, 1999 |
A Lesson Before Dying is a 1999 American made-for-television drama film adapted from the 1993 Ernest J. Gaines novel of the same name. It won the Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Television Movie and a Peabody Award.