Dead Man Walking

On death row for murdering a teenage couple, Matthew Poncelet, who initially displays arrogance and blames his accomplice, seeks help from Sister Helen Prejean for a commutation of his sentence but ultimately confesses his crimes and seeks forgiveness from the victims families before his execution. Dead Man Walking is a 1995 American English-language Crime Drama film starring Susan Sarandon, Sean Penn, Robert Prosky, Raymond J. Barry, R. Lee Ermey, Scott Wilson and Codie Scott. The movie is based on Dead Man Walking by Sister Helen Prejean C.S.J. Dead Man Walking was Produced by Jon Kilik, Tim Robbins and Rudd Simmon. The movie is directed by Tim Robbins. Gramercy Pictures acquired the distribution rights for the motion picture. The motion picture has a running time of 122 minutes. and it received positive reviews from critics when it was released. Dead Man Walking was made on a budget of $11 million and at the box office it grossed only $0 million. The screenplay for the movie was written by Tim Robbins. Cinematography was done by Roger A. Deakins and editing by Lisa Zeno Churgin. The music was composed by David Robbins. At the 1996 Oscar Awards It won an award for Best Actress in a Leading Role (Susan Sarandon). At the 1996 Berlin International Film Festival It also won an award for Competition. At the 1996 Berlin International Film Festival It also won an award for Best Actor (Sean Penn).