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A Lesson Before Dying: Full Cast & Crew 1999 Drama
Grant Wiggins (Don Cheadle) is an African-American schoolteacher in the pre-Civil Rights Movement South who feels conflicted about his status as one of the only educated black men in his area. When Grant learns of Jefferson (Mekhi Phifer), a young black man falsely accused of killing a white shop owner, he reluctantly visits the condemned prisoner. Gradually, the two form a friendship, and Grant tries to remind Jefferson of his value as a human being. PG-13 Released (DVD): Nov 1, 2001 See Movie Details

Cast & Crew

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Joseph Sargent Director Don Cheadle Grant Wiggins Actor Cicely Tyson Tante Lou Actor Mekhi Phifer Jefferson Actor Irma P. Hall Miss Emma Actor Brent Jennings Reverend Ambrose Actor Lisa Arrindell Anderson Vivian Baptiste Actor Frank Hoyt Taylor Sheriff Guidry Actor Stuart Culpepper Henri Pichot Actor Patty Mack Inez Actor Elijah Kelley Clarence Actor Wynton Yates Louis Washington Actor Clay Chappel Deputy Paul Actor Von Coulter Farrell Jarreau Actor Jameelah Nuriddin Irene Actor Cierra Meche Estelle Actor Walter Breaux Jr. Joe Actor Dana Ivey Edna Guidry Actor Sahr Ngaujah Brother Actor David Kote Bear Actor Danny Nelson Mr. Grope Actor Larry McDonald Old Field Hand Actor Sonny Shroyer Defense Attorney Actor Carol Sutton Thelma Actor Layton Martens Actor Ron McCall Foreman Actor Ellen M. Krass Executive Producer Joel Stillerman Executive Producer Ted Demme Executive Producer Robert Benedetti Producer