Last Light (film)

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Last Light
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GenreAction
Drama
Thriller
Written by Robert Eisele
Directed by Kiefer Sutherland
Starring Forest Whitaker
Kiefer Sutherland
Amanda Plummer
Kathleen Quinlan
Lynne Moody
Clancy Brown
Theme music composer Jude Cole
Country of originUnited States
Original languageEnglish
Production
Executive producersRobert Eisele
Charles Weinstock
Producer Mary McLaglen
Production location Soledad Prison
Cinematography Ric Waite
Editor Steven Weisberg
Running time104 minutes
Production company Showtime Pictures
Release
Picture formatColor
Audio format Dolby
Original releaseAugust 22, 1993 (1993-08-22)

Last Light is a 1993 American film starring Forest Whitaker, Kiefer Sutherland and Clancy Brown. It was Sutherland's directorial debut.

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Plot

The film is about a prisoner awaiting execution. Denver Bayliss (Kiefer Sutherland) gains an unlikely friend and confidant in Fred Whitmore (Forest Whitaker), a former cop who is now a prison guard. Whitmore's life is a mess, as he shuts out his wife and cannot relate to his son. As Bayliss's execution draws nearer, Whitmore clashes more and more with Lt. McMannis (Clancy Brown), his supervisor, over Bayliss's treatment. Bayliss gives Whitmore a new understanding of life by helping him come to terms with a traumatic past, and Whitmore helps Bayliss to make his peace with himself and the world.

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