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Budget: FOR SUBSCRIBERS ONLY Gross: FOR SUBSCRIBERS ONLY Genre: Crime / Drama /  more » Awards: Won Oscar. Another 20 wins & 15 nominations  more » User Ratings: 7.5 (53,157 votes)  more »   Production Co: FOR SUBSCRIBERS ONLY Distributor: FOR SUBSCRIBERS ONLY Summary: A nun, while comforting a convicted killer on death row, empathizes with both the killer and his victim's families.  more »

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Filmmakers: Tim Robbins - Director / Writer / Producer, Sister Helen Prejean C.S.J.¹ - Writer (book "Dead Man Walking"), Jon Kilik - Producer, Rudd Simmons - Producer, Roger A. Deakins¹ - Cinematographer, David Robbins - Composer, Richard Hoover - Production Designer, Lisa Zeno Churgin - Editor, Ray Hubley - Editor  more »

Cast overview, first billed only (view more cast)		STARmeter™
	Susan Sarandon ... Sister Helen Prejean	615
	Sean Penn ... Matthew Poncelet	300
	Robert Prosky ... Hilton Barber	7,955
	Raymond J. Barry ... Earl Delacroix	7,755
	R. Lee Ermey ... Clyde Percy	1,988