The Crossing Guard

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The Crossing Guard
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Directed by	Sean Penn
Written by	Sean Penn
Produced by	Sean Penn David S. Hamburger
Starring	Jack Nicholson David Morse Robin Wright Anjelica Huston
Cinematography	Vilmos Zsigmond
Edited by	Jay Cassidy
Music by	Jack Nitzsche
Distributed by	Miramax Films
Release date	November 16, 1995 (1995-11-16)
Running time	111 minutes
Country	United States
Language	English
Budget	$9 million
Box office	$7 million[1]

The Crossing Guard is a 1995 American independent drama film co-produced, written, and directed by Sean Penn. The film stars Jack Nicholson, David Morse, Robin Wright and Anjelica Huston. It tells the story of Freddy Gale, a man who has been tormented for more than five years by his daughter's death in a car accident. When he finds out that the man who was responsible for the death is being released from prison, he decides to seek vengeance.

The film was released on November 16, 1995 and received generally positive reviews from critics.

This was the last film scored by Jack Nitzsche.