Movie
The Shawshank Redemption
Guy flick film with a runtime of 142 minutes, released in 1994. Presented in English.
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Synopsis
Based on a story by Stephen King, The Shawshank Redemption is the directorial debut of screenwriter Frank Darabont. In 1946, a banker named Andy Dufresne is convicted of a double murder, even though he stubbornly proclaims his innocence. He's sentenced to a life term at the Shawshank State Prison in Maine, where another lifer, Ellis "Red" Redding, picks him as the new recruit most likely to crack under the pressure. The ugly realities of prison life are quickly introduced to Andy: a corrupt warden,sadistic guards led by Capt. Byron Hadley, and inmates who are little better than animals, willing to use rape or beatings to insure their dominance. But Andy does not crack: he has the hope of the truly innocent, which allow him to prevail behind bars. He uses his banking skills to win favor with the warden and the guards, doing the books for Norton's illegal business schemes and keeping an eye on the investments of most of the prison staff. In exchange, he is able to improve the prison library and bring some dignity and respect back to many of the inmates, including Red. Starring Morgan Freeman, Tim Robbins, Bob Gunton.
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Cast
- Tim Robbins
- Morgan Freeman
- Bob Gunton
- Robert Gunton
- William Sadler
- Clancy Brown
- Gil Bellows
- James Whitmore
- Mark Rolston
- Larry Brandenburg
- Deborah Aquila
- Neil Giuntoli
- Brian Libby
- Steve Eastin
- David Proval
- Joseph Ragno
- Jude Ciccolella
- Joe Ragno
- Paul McCrane
- Renee Blaine
- Scott Mann
- Gordon Greene
- John Horton
- Gordon C. Greene
- Alfonso Freeman
- V.J. Foster
- John E. Summers
- Mack Miles
- Alan R. Kessler
- Donald Zinn
- Morgan Lund
- Cornell Wallace
- Gary Lee Davis
- Neil Summers
- Ned Bellamy
- Joseph Pecoraro
- Harold E. Cope Jr.
- Frank Medrano
- Brian Delate
- Don R. McManus
- Donald E. Zinn
- Dorothy Silver
- Robert Haley
- Dana Snyder
- John D. Craig
- Ken Magee
- Eugene C. DePasquale
- Bill Bolender
- Ron Newell
- John R. Woodward
- Chuck Brauchler
- Dion Anderson
- Claire Slemmer
- James Kisicki
- Rohn Thomas
- Charlie Kearns
- Rob Reider
- Brian Brophy
- Paul Kennedy
- Jeffrey DeMunn
- Joe Pecoraro
- Stephen King
- Michael Herbick
- David Lester
- Willie D. Burton
- Michael Seirton
- Kevin Haney
- Elliot Tyson
- Bob Williams
- Monty Westmore
- Kevin Bartnof
- Richard Francis-Bruce
- Frank Darabont
- Robert J. Litt
- Liz Glotzer
- David V. Lester
- Elizabeth McBride
- Terence Marsh
- David Johnson
- Peter Lansdown Smith
- Deborah Aquila
- Roger Deakins
