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Dead Man Walking

1995 film by Tim Robbins
Movie film Q587891
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Summary

Dead Man Walking is a film[1]. It ranks in the top 2% of film entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (28,060 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • Award received: Academy Award for Best Actress[3]
  • Director: Tim Robbins[4]
  • Screenwriter: Tim Robbins[5]
  • Composer: David Robbins[6]
  • Genre: prison film[7], legal drama[8], crime film[9], drama film[10]
  • Based on: Dead Man Walking[11]
  • Cast member: Susan Sarandon[12], Sean Penn[13], Margo Martindale[14], Robert Prosky[15], Lois Smith[16], Jack Black[17], Celia Weston[18], R. Lee Ermey[19], Peter Sarsgaard[20], Jon Abrahams[21], Scott Wilson[22], Larry Pine[23], Nesbitt Blaisdell[24], Raymond J. Barry[25]
  • Producer: Jon Kilik[26]
  • Depicts: lethal injection[27]
  • Production company: PolyGram Filmed Entertainment[28], Working Title Films[29]
  • Director of photography: Roger Deakins[30]
  • Original language of film or TV show: English[31]
  • Soundtrack release: Dead Man Walking – Music from and Inspired by the Motion Picture[32]
  • Distribution format: video on demand[33]
  • Review score: 8.2/10[34], 97%[35], 80/100[36]
  • Color: color[37]
  • Country of origin: United States[38]
  • Publication date: December 29, 1995[39], April 11, 1996[40], 1995[41]
  • Distributed by: Gramercy Pictures[42], Netflix[43]
  • Narrative location: Louisiana[44]
  • Filming location: New Orleans[45]
  • Main subject: capital punishment[46]
  • Film editor: Lisa Zeno Churgin[47]
  • Nominated for: Academy Award for Best Actor[48], Academy Award for Best Actress[49], Academy Award for Best Director[50]
  • Title: Dead Man Walking[51]

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Adaptations and Inspiration

Dead Man Walking's after a work by is recorded as Helen Prejean[52].

Why It Matters

Dead Man Walking has Wikipedia articles in 27 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[53] It is known by 26 alternative names across languages and contexts.[54]

FAQs

What awards did Dead Man Walking receive?

Honors received include Academy Award for Best Actress[3].

Related Entities

Clancy Brown Eva Amurri film Jack Black Jon Abrahams Louisiana Margo Martindale Netflix Peter Sarsgaard R. Lee Ermey Roger Deakins Scott Wilson Sean Penn Susan Sarandon Tim Robbins United States

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [4] ↑ . cinematografo.it. Retrieved . cinematografo.it. Provenance: wikidata.org.
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  24. [3] ↑ . oscars.org. oscars.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  25. [27] ↑ . wikidata.org.
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  30. [32] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  31. [33] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  32. [34] ↑ . Rotten Tomatoes. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  33. [35] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  34. [36] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  35. [37] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  36. [38] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  37. [39] ↑ . metacritic.com. Retrieved . metacritic.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  38. [40] ↑ . IMDb. Retrieved . imdb.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  39. [41] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  40. [42] ↑ . wikidata.org.
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  48. [50] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  49. [51] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  50. [52] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [53] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [54] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  2. 4d ago · Kwayst · 2026-10-14 view diff on Wikidata ↗
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  7. 22w ago · Schemathings · 2026-05-16 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Duration → {'unit': 'Q7727', 'amount': '+122'}
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