Dead Man Walking 1995

Release date

12/29/1995

Directors

Allan F. Nicholls, Tim Robbins

Writers

Tim Robbins

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.

deathrow non police court death sentence rapist murder crime prison death penalty right and justice rape rage and hate unsociability court case nun penalty therapist sentence forgiveness self-discovery despair prison cell socially deprived family death row doomed man lethal injection charity mercy petition cowardliness catholic angry dreary incredulous depressing bitter callous horrified