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Title:

Angel on death row [videorecording] / written, produced and directed by Ben Loeterman ; a Frontline coproduction with Ben Loeterman Productions, Inc. in association with BBC TV ; WGBH.

Format:

[videorecording] /

Publisher:

Distributed by PBS Video,

Copyright Date:

c1996

Description:

1 videocassette (57 min.) : sd., col. ; 1/2 in.

Subject:

Prejean, Helen.
Death row--United States.
Capital punishment--United States.
Capital punishment--Religious aspects.
Video recordings for the hearing impaired.
Religion

Other Authors:

Loeterman, Ben.
Ben Loeterman Productions, Inc.
British Broadcasting Corporation. Television Service.
WGBH (Television station : Boston, Mass.)
PBS Video.

Other Titles:

Frontline (Television program)

Notes:

Originally broadcast on PBS April 9, 1996 as a segment of: Frontline.

Summary:

Even in the world of the religious, Sister Helen Prejean has a unique calling. This remarkable Louisiana nun has been the spiritual advisor to four men on death row. The story she told in her 1993 book, "Dead Man Walking," led to a prize-winning film by the same name. In fighting for the life of a convicted rapist, Prejean has become a controversial force in arguing against the death penalty.

Series:

Frontline

OCLC:

(OCoLC)35094331

Locations:

USUX851 -- Iowa State University - Parks Library (Ames)

OLAX314 -- Reu Memorial Library (Dubuque)