Rent A Lesson Before Dying (1999)
3.4 of 5 from 45 ratings
1h 37min
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- Synopsis:
- Louisiana 1948: Jefferson (Mekhi Phifer) is wrongly accused of the murder of a white shopkeeper. Racial inequality, at the time, is so pervasive that the defense lawyer's argument at Jefferson's trial is that his client is not worthy of conviction. Outraged by this statement, Jefferson's godmother enlists the reluctant aid of teacher Grant Wiggins (Don Cheadle), to teach him to "be a man"...
- Actors:
- Don Cheadle, Cicely Tyson, Mekhi Phifer, Irma P. Hall, Brent Jennings, Lisa Arrindell Anderson, Dana Ivey, Frank Hoyt Taylor, Stuart Culpepper, Patty Mack, Von Coulter, Elijah Kelley, Wynton Yates, Jameelah Nuriddin, Cierra Meche
- Directors:
- Joseph Sargent
- Producers:
- Robert Benedetti
- Writers:
- Ernest J. Gaines, Ann Peacock
- Studio:
- Prism Leisure Corp. Plc
- Genres:
- Drama
