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Where was Dead Man Walking filmed?

1995 film, directed by Tim Robbins.

  • New Orleans

The story is set in Louisiana, about 135 miles (216 km) from where it was filmed.

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Where it’s set vs. where it was filmed

Set in
Louisiana
Filmed in
New Orleans
Distance
About 135 miles (216 km) between Louisiana and the nearest filming location.
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About Dead Man Walking

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Released
1995
Director
Tim Robbins
Cast
Susan SarandonSean PennMargo MartindaleRobert ProskyLois SmithJack BlackCelia WestonR. Lee ErmeyPeter SarsgaardJon Abrahams
Genre
PrisonLegal DramaCrimeDrama
Based on
Dead Man Walking
Awards
Academy Award for Best Actress

Matthew Poncelet, who was sentenced to death for the murder and rape of a teenage couple, Walter Delacroix and Hope Percy, has been on death row at the Louisiana State Penitentiary for six years.

As his scheduled execution date approaches, Poncelet asks Sister Helen Prejean, with whom he has corresponded, to help him with a final appeal.

He protests his innocence and insists Vitello killed the two teenagers.

Famous lines from Dead Man Walking

Could you name the film from one of these? Famous lines turn up in the daily game.

  • Oh Lord.Sister Helen Prejean
  • Sister Celestine.Sister Colleen
  • Because I'm a person.Sister Helen Prejean
  • Why? 'Cause you're a nun?Matthew Poncelet
  • Who's the last person to die?Sister Helen Prejean

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