Comedy ·Crime · United States of America · 1999 · 1h 48m

Life

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Director
Ted Demme
Cast
Eddie Murphy as Rayford Gibson Martin Lawrence as Claude Banks Obba Babatundé as Willie Long Nick Cassavetes as Sergeant Dillard Anthony Anderson as Cookie Barry Shabaka Henley as Pokerface
Crew
Geoffrey Simpson — Director of Photography Jeffrey Wolf — Editor Wyclef Jean — Original Music Composer Robert Ramsey — Screenplay Matthew Stone — Screenplay Brian Grazer — Producer
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Synopsis

Two men in 1930s Mississippi become friends after being sentenced to life in prison together for a crime they did not commit.

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Mood & Themes
mississippi riverracistbootleggingcriminalbitinglife imprisonmenthopeless1930sanxiouscallousfrightenedharsh
Key Collaborators
Ted Demme Director Geoffrey Simpson Director of Photography Jeffrey Wolf Editor Wyclef Jean Original Music Composer Robert Ramsey Screenplay Matthew Stone Screenplay Brian Grazer Producer Eddie Murphy Producer Dan Bishop Production Design
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