| A Lesson Before Dying | |
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| 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 | 22 May 1999 |
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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[1] and a Peabody Award.
- ^ "The Primetime Emmy Awards: The 51st Annual Primetime Emmy Awards". TV.com. 1999. Archived from the original on 2009-06-12. Retrieved 2009-01-08.