Title Dead Man Walking Overview A justice drama based on a true story about a man on death row who in his last days forms a strong relationship with a nun who teaches him forgiveness and gives him spirituality as she accompanies him to his execution. Susan Sarandon won an Oscar for best female actress for her convincing portrayal of Sister Helen Prejean. Genres Drama Keywords prison, rape, socially deprived family, penalty, death penalty, despair, death row, begnadigung, therapist, self-discovery, prison cell, court case, death sentence, doomed man, sentence, lethal injection, forgiveness, charity, mercy petition, rage and hate, unsociability, right and justice, court, electric chair, cowardliness Production Companies Havoc, PolyGram Filmed Entertainment, Working Title Films Production Countries United States of America, United Kingdom Spoken Languages English Original Language en Runtime minutes 122 Release Year 1995
Worldwide box office revenue: approximately 39 million USD