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The Shawshank Redemption
1994 film by Frank Darabont
This article is about the film. For other uses, see The Shawshank Redemption (disambiguation).
The Shawshank Redemption is a 1994 American prisondrama film written and directed by Frank Darabont, based on the 1982 Stephen King novella Rita Hayworth and Shawshank Redemption. The film tells the story of banker Andy Dufresne (Tim Robbins), who is sentenced to life in Shawshank State Penitentiary for the murders of his wife and her lover, despite his claims of innocence. Over the following two decades, he befriends a fellow prisoner, contraband smuggler Ellis "Red" Redding (Morgan Freeman), and becomes instrumental in a money laundering operation led by the prison warden Samuel Norton (Bob Gunton). William Sadler, Clancy Brown, Gil Bellows, and James Whitmore appear in supporting roles.
Darabont purchased the film rights to King's story in 1987, but development did not begin until five years later, when he wrote the script over eight weeks. Two weeks after submitting his script to Castle Rock Entertainment, Darabont secured a $25 million budget to produce The Shawshank Redemption, which started pre-production in January 1993. While the film is set in Maine, principal photography took place from June to August 1993
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THE SHAWSHANK REDEMPTION [1994 / 2008] [Limited Edition DigiBook] [Blu-ray] [USA Release] Fear Can Hold You Prisoner! Hope Can Set You Free!
Nominated for Seven Academy Awards® including Best Picture and Best Actor Morgan Freeman, this film is an extraordinary tale of hope, friendship and survival inside a maximum security prison. Wrongly accused city banker Andy Dufresne [Tim Robbins] arrives at Shawshank Prison in 1947 after receiving a double life sentence for the brutal murders of his wife and her lover. Andy Dufresne discovers that when they send you to Shawshank Prison for life . . . that's exactly what they take.
Andy Dufresne quiet strength slowly earns him the respect and friendship of the prison fixer Ellis Boyd 'Red' Redding [Morgan Freeman]. Andy Dufresne also becomes popular with the warden and prison guards, as he is able to use his banking experience to help the corrupt officials amass fortunes. But Andy Dufresne's seemingly stoic acceptance of his unjust imprisonment hides a fierce determination for freedom and provides a unique chance to change his fate.
This beautifully crafted film features powerful performances from the entire cast and ultimately provides an uplifting message about the power of the human spirit and the value of hope.