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Status
Released
Release
1995
Runtime
2h 2m
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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.
68 Cast Members
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
