We meet Bernie Tiede (1958- ), a chubby undertaker, who takes pride in his work. He's a Gospel-singing tenor. In a series of interviews with townspeople, mixed with flashbacks, we follow Bernie ...

The story of a mortician named Bernie Tiede (played by Black) in small-town Texas who’s accused of killing an elderly widow named Marjorie Nugent, Bernie draws on plenty of humor through its ...