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- 142 Minutes
- Warner Bros.
- Language English
- Subtitles English
- Country USA
- Rated:
- Format: Widescreen
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- Directed by Frank Darabont
- Written by Frank Darabont
- Starring Bob Gunton, Clancy Brown, Gil Bellows, James Whitmore, Morgan Freeman, Tim Robbins, William Sadler
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Few movies capture the triumph of the human spirit as memorably as THE SHAWSHANK REDEMPTION. Morgan Freeman and Tim Robbins star in this powerful nominee for seven Academy Awards (including Best Picture) based on a Stephen King story. Freeman plays "Red" Redding, a lifer who knows the ropes at Maine's Shawshank State Prison. Robbins is new inmate Andy Dufresne, a quiet banker unjustly convicted of murder. Andy's indomitable will earns Red's friendship; his resourcefulness brings hope and change to the entire prison. Andy is full of surprises - and he saves his best for last. Written and directed by Frank Darabont (THE GREEN MILE), THE SHAWSHANK REDEMPTION is an "engrossing, superbly acted yarn" (Tom Charity, Time Out Film Guide).
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Nominated: Best Picture, Best Actor in a Leading Role (Freeman), Best Writing, Screenplay Based on Material from Another Medium, Best Film Editing, Best Cinematography, Best Sound, Best Music, Original Score, 1995 Academy Awards
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Robbins and Freeman connect with the bruised souls of Andy and Red to create something undeniably powerful and moving.
-- Peter Travers, ROLLING STONE
- More on The Shawshank Redemption:
- Profile of director Frank Darabont