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A death row inmate turns for spiritual guidance to a local nun in the days leading up to his scheduled execution for the murders of a young couple.
Language
Budget$11,000,000
Revenue $39,363,635
English
Budget$11,000,000
Revenue $39,363,635
Keywords
prison
death penalty
right and justice
rape
rage and hate
unsociability
court case
court
nun
penalty
therapist
sentence
forgiveness
self-discovery
despair
prison cell
socially deprived family
death row
doomed man
death sentence
lethal injection
charity
mercy petition
cowardliness
angry
dreary
incredulous
depressing
bitter
callous
horrified
Casts
Susan Sarandon
Sister Helen Prejean
Sean Penn
Matthew Poncelet
Robert Prosky
Hilton Barber
Raymond J. Barry
Earl Delacroix
R. Lee Ermey
Clyde Percy
Celia Weston
Mary Beth Percy
Lois Smith
Helen's Mother
Scott Wilson
Chaplain Farley
Roberta Maxwell
Lucille Poncelet
Margo Martindale
Sister Colleen
Barton Heyman
Captain Beliveau
Steve Boles
Sgt. Neal Trapp
Nesbitt Blaisdell
Warden Hartman
Ray Aranha
Luis Montoya
Larry Pine
Guy Gilardi
Gil Robbins
Bishop Norwich
Kevin Cooney
Governor Benedict
Clancy Brown
State Trooper
Adele Robbins
Nurse
Michael Cullen
Carl Vitello
Peter Sarsgaard
Walter Delacroix
Missy Yager
Hope Percy
Jenny Krochmal
Emily Percy
Jack Black
Craig Poncelet
Jon Abrahams
Sonny Poncelet
Arthur Bridgers
Troy Poncelet
Steve Carlisle
Helen's Brother
Helen Hester
Helen's Sister
Eva Amurri
9-Year-Old Helen
Jack Henry Robbins
Opossum Kid #1
Gary "Buddy" Boe
Opossum Kid #2
Amy Long
Opossum Kid #3
Dennis Neal
Henry
Molly Bryant
Nellie
Pamela Garmon
Mirabeau
Adrián Colón
Reporter
John D. Wilmot
Supporter
Margaret Lane
Reporter #1
Sally Ann Roberts
Reporter #2
Alec Gifford
Reporter #3
John Hurlbutt
Reporter #4
Mike Longman
News Anchor
Pete Burris
Parent #1
Joan Glover
Parent #2
Florrie Hathorn
Parent #3
Lenore Banks
Parent #4
Idella Cassamier
Idella
Marlon Horton
Herbie
Kenitra Singleton
Kenitra
Palmer Jackson
Palmer
Johnathan Thomas
Johnathan
Walter Breaux Jr.
Guard #1
Scott Sowers
Guard #2
Cortez Nance Jr.
Guard #3
Adam Nelson
Guard #4
Dalvin Ford
Guard #5
Derek Steeley
Guard #6
Jeremy Knaster
Guard #7
Mary Robbins
Aide to Governor Benedict
Miles Robbins
Boy in Church
Crystal Williams Brown
Churchgoer (uncredited)
Marcus Lyle Brown
Parole Board Member (uncredited)
Joanna Doherty
Nun (uncredited)
Anthony Michael Frederick
Trustee (uncredited)
Thomas McGowan
ER Doctor (uncredited)
Rawleigh Moreland
Senator (uncredited)
Helen Prejean
Woman at Vigil (uncredited)
Codie Scott
Cop (uncredited)
Crews
Jon Kilik
Producer
Tim Robbins
Director
Tim Robbins
Producer
Tim Bevan
Executive Producer
Roger Deakins
Director of Photography
Rudd Simmons
Producer
David Robbins
Original Music Composer
Eric Fellner
Executive Producer
Richard Hoover
Production Design
Douglas Aibel
Casting
Allan F. Nicholls
Associate Producer
Ray Hubley
Editor
R.A. White
Associate Producer
Mark Seldis
Associate Producer
Lisa Zeno Churgin
Editor
Aaron F. Quarles
Key Hair Stylist
Patrick Mullins
Music Editor
Renee Ehrlich Kalfus
Costume Design
Tim Robbins
Writer
Helen Prejean
Book
Peter Gabriel
Thanks
Jack Snyder
Thanks
Simon Abkarian
Thanks
Michal Bigger
Makeup Artist
Julia Roberts
Thanks
Clancy Brown
Thanks
Eddie Vedder
Thanks
Suzanne Weinert
Thanks
Graham Stumpf
Post Production Supervisor
Sharon Boyle
Thanks
Tom Warren
Art Direction
Malcolm Ritchie
Thanks
Barry Levine
Thanks
Allan F. Nicholls
Assistant Director
Bruce Springsteen
Thanks
Greg Addison
Electrician
Richie Ford
Rigging Gaffer
Tony Arnaud
Grip
Lance Shepherd
Electrician
Andy Harris
First Assistant Camera
Martin Bernstein
Construction Coordinator
Demmie Todd
Still Photographer
Greg Cattano
Security
Eva Z. Cabrera
Script Supervisor
Clare Larson
First Assistant Editor
William Moore
Best Boy Electric
Gary Chester
Mixing Engineer
Barry Gastelu
Production Intern
Anthony J. Ciccolini III
Dialogue Editor
Kayla Chaillot
Craft Service
Lucian Baran
Scenic Artist
John Dowdell
Telecine Colorist
Mindy Sheldon
Production Accountant
Robin Brown
Camera Operator
Michael Kriston
Hairstylist
Ma Kalaadevi Ananda
Makeup Designer
Tod A. Maitland
Sound Mixer
Rashid Chinchanwala
Finance
Rudd Simmons
Unit Production Manager
Patrick K. Coppinger
Painter
Jonathan Graham
Rigging Grip
Mitch Lillian
Key Grip
Thomas Wright
Property Master
Bill O'Leary
Gaffer
Nancy Kriegel
Production Supervisor
Yvette Nabel
Assistant Sound Editor
Christie Alexander
Art Department Coordinator
Kim Marie Druce
Assistant Costume Designer
David Spinozza
Additional Music
Barbara Heller
Location Manager
David Robbins
Music Supervisor
Morgan Miller
Set Dressing Production Assistant
David Stein
Assistant Art Director
Michael Curry Sr.
Construction Foreman
Brad 'Mo' Gremillion
Chef
Allison R. Hebble
Post Production Assistant
Scott Dior
Sound Recordist
Jerry Everett
Transportation Coordinator
Chuck Stringer
Carpenter
Scott August
Set Production Assistant
Tom Salvatore
Color Timer
Lawrence Amanuel
Set Dressing Artist
Patrick McGuire
Leadman
Tim Monich
Dialect Coach
Michele Giordano
Production Coordinator
T.J. O'Mara
Boom Operator
Pete Aquino
Driver
Susie Blanchard
Set Medic
David Campbell
Orchestrator
Lynn Sable
Sound Editor
Dan Sable
Supervising Sound Editor
Bradford L. Hohle
Dolby Consultant
Gerry Hawkins
Title Designer
Dana A. Hanby
Assistant Location Manager
Chris Gilmer
Key Set Production Assistant
Ann C. Salzer
Second Second Assistant Director
Ry Cooder
Music Producer
Charleen Richards-Steeves
ADR Mixer
Jordan Beswick
Casting Assistant
Bonnie Friedman
Production Secretary
Arne Olsen
Key Construction Grip
Daniel Pagan
Apprentice Sound Editor
Sallie Jones Arata
Assistant Production Coordinator
Hartsell Taylor
Wardrobe Supervisor
Marcus Barben
Assistant Chef
David H. Kramer
ADR Voice Casting
Shawna Starkman
Art Department Production Assistant
Bonney Langfitt
Additional Wardrobe Assistant
Kris Enos
Camera Trainee
Hal Levinsohn
ADR Editor
James Murray
Second Assistant Sound
Sal Camacho
Second Assistant Camera
Jane Frazer
Head of Production
Bruce Hamme
Dolly Grip
Allison Gordin
Assistant Makeup Artist
Sam Hoffman
Second Assistant Director
Lys Hopper
Location Coordinator
Alison Miner
Music Consultant
Travis Wright
Assistant Property Master
Glen Engels
Construction Grip
George A. Lara
Foley Mixer
Cynthia Carriere
Location Production Assistant
Charlie Marroquin
Best Boy Grip
Kristen M. Johnson
Assistant Editor
Nusrat Fateh Ali Khan
Thanks
Nusrat Fateh Ali Khan
Playback Singer
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