Top Billed Cast
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
Peter Sarsgaard
Walter Delacroix
Missy Yager
Hope Percy
Jenny Krochmal
Emily Percy
Jack Black
Craig Poncelet
Jon Abrahams
Sonny Poncelet
Arthur Bridgers
Troy Poncelet
Steve Carlisle
Helen's Brother
Helen Hester
Helen's Sister
Eva Amurri
9-Year-Old Helen
Jack Henry Robbins
Opossum Kid #1
Gary "Buddy" Boe
Opossum Kid #2
Amy Long
Opossum Kid #3
Dennis Neal
Henry
Molly Bryant
Nellie
Pamela Garmon
Mirabeau
Adrián Colón
Reporter
John D. Wilmot
Supporter
Margaret Lane
Reporter #1
Sally Ann Roberts
Reporter #2
Alec Gifford
Reporter #3
John Hurlbutt
Reporter #4
Mike Longman
News Anchor
Pete Burris
Parent #1
Joan Glover
Parent #2
Florrie Hathorn
Parent #3
Lenore Banks
Parent #4
Idella Cassamier
Idella
Marlon Horton
Herbie
Kenitra Singleton
Kenitra
Palmer Jackson
Palmer
Johnathan Thomas
Johnathan
Walter Breaux Jr.
Guard #1
Scott Sowers
Guard #2
Cortez Nance Jr.
Guard #3
Adam Nelson
Guard #4
Dalvin Ford
Guard #5
Derek Steeley
Guard #6
Jeremy Knaster
Guard #7
Mary Robbins
Aide to Governor Benedict
Miles Robbins
Boy in Church
Crystal Williams Brown
Churchgoer (uncredited)
Marcus Lyle Brown
Parole Board Member (uncredited)
Joanna Doherty
Nun (uncredited)
Anthony Michael Frederick
Trustee (uncredited)
Thomas McGowan
ER Doctor (uncredited)
Rawleigh Moreland
Senator (uncredited)
Helen Prejean
Woman at Vigil (uncredited)
Codie Scott
Cop (uncredited)
Social
Review 2DiscussionA review by Peter McGinn
Written by Peter McGinn on Wed Sep 16 2020
Media
Videos 2Backdrops 8Posters 27Recommendations
- 1995-07-28
Operation Dumbo Drop52%
- 1994-09-16
Blue Sky61%
- 2008-12-19
Stone of Destiny65%
- 2009-10-05
Deadline50%
- 2003-04-25
A Wrinkle in Time62%
- 2006-02-19
Die Sturmflut54%
- 1995-11-23
The Deathmaker67%
- 2013-01-24
Matterhorn63%
- 2005-05-14
Alien Planet69%
- 1974-04-28
Cousin Angelica61%
- 1939-02-01
Puerta cerrada50%
- 2003-11-27
Star Runner62%
- 2003-02-04
Thelma & Louise: The Last Journey79%
- 1994-11-08
Heaven and Hell57%
- 2021-04-30
Triumph70%
- 1995-11-15
The Crossing Guard60%
- 1991-11-30
Sex and Zen61%
- 1984-04-04
The Holy Innocents78%
- 1992-12-30
Lorenzo's Oil71%
- 2016-11-25
In Between71%
Facts
Status
Released
Original Language
English
Budget
11000000.00
Revenue
39363635.00
Keywords
- prison
- death penalty
- right and justice
- rape
- rage and hate
- unsociability
- court case
- court
- nun
- penalty
- therapist
- sentence
- forgiveness
- self-discovery
- despair
- prison cell
- socially deprived family
- death row
- doomed man
- death sentence
- lethal injection
- charity
- mercy petition
- cowardliness
- angry
- dreary
- incredulous
- depressing
- bitter
- callous
- horrified