The Shawshank Redemption
The Shawshank Redemption: Holding on to hope behind prison walls
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Convicted in the 1940s of a double murder, banker Andy Dufresne arrives at Shawshank to serve a term that will stretch across decades. His reserved manner sets him apart from the other prisoners at first, yet his talent with figures soon makes him useful to the warden who runs the place. Inside, he forms a slow, steady friendship with Red, a long-serving inmate played by Morgan Freeman. Written and directed by Frank Darabont from a Stephen King story and released in 1994, the film follows Tim Robbins as Andy in a patient, humane portrait of dignity, routine and a stubborn refusal to stop believing in a future.
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Cast
- Tim RobbinsAndy Dufresne
- Morgan FreemanEllis Boyd 'Red' Redding
- Bob GuntonWarden Norton
- William SadlerHeywood
- Clancy BrownCaptain Byron T. Hadley
- Gil BellowsTommy
- James WhitmoreBrooks Hatlen
- Mark RolstonBogs Diamond
- Jeffrey DeMunn1946 D.A.
- Larry BrandenburgSkeet
- Neil GiuntoliJigger
- Brian LibbyFloyd
- David ProvalSnooze
- Joseph RagnoErnie
- Jude CiccolellaGuard Mert
- Paul McCraneGuard Trout
- Renee BlaineAndy Dufresne's Wife
- Scott MannGlenn Quentin
Behind the camera
- Frank DarabontDirector, Screenplay
- Stephen KingNovel
- Thomas NewmanMusic
- Roger DeakinsCinematography
- Niki MarvinProducer
Character and job names are shown as recorded in the source.
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