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Release Date:
23 September 1994 (USA)
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Tagline:
Fear can hold you prisoner. Hope can set you free.
Plot:
Two imprisoned men bond over a number of years, finding solace and eventual redemption through acts of common decency. full summary | full synopsis
Awards:
Nominated for 7 Oscars.
Another 11 wins
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13 nominations
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Cast
(Cast overview, first billed only)| Tim Robbins | ... | Andy Dufresne | |
| Morgan Freeman | ... | Ellis Boyd 'Red' Redding | |
| Bob Gunton | ... | Warden Norton | |
| William Sadler | ... | Heywood | |
| Clancy Brown | ... | Captain Hadley | |
| Gil Bellows | ... | Tommy | |
| Mark Rolston | ... | Bogs Diamond | |
| James Whitmore | ... | Brooks Hatlen | |
| Jeffrey DeMunn | ... | 1946 D.A. | |
| Larry Brandenburg | ... | Skeet | |
| Neil Giuntoli | ... | Jigger | |
| Brian Libby | ... | Floyd | |
| David Proval | ... | Snooze | |
| Joseph Ragno | ... | Ernie | |
| Jude Ciccolella | ... | Guard Mert |
Additional Details
Also Known As:
Rita Hayworth and the Shawshank Redemption (USA) (working title)
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MPAA:
Rated R for language and prison violence.
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Runtime:
142 min
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Color (Technicolor)
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1.85 : 1 more
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Certification:
Iceland:16 (video rating) |
Philippines:R-18 |
Brazil:16 |
Iceland:14 |
South Korea:12 (cable rating) |
Australia:M (TV rating) |
Argentina:16 |
Australia:MA |
Canada:13+ (Quebec) |
Canada:14A |
Chile:14 |
Denmark:15 |
Finland:K-16 |
France:U |
Germany:12 |
Hong Kong:IIB |
Ireland:15 |
Israel:PG |
Japan:PG-12 |
Netherlands:12 |
New Zealand:R |
Norway:15 |
Peru:14 |
Portugal:M/16 |
South Korea:15 |
Spain:13 |
Sweden:15 |
UK:15 |
USA:R |
Singapore:R(A) |
Singapore:NC-16 (DVD rating)
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Initially Frank Darabont was planning to make his directorial debut with a Chucky type horror movie, although he wasn't particularly enthused about the prospect of doing so. Instead, he decided to adapt Stephen King's atypical short story. The resulting script soon became a hot ticket around Hollywood, attracting interest from stars like Nicolas Cage and Tom Cruise.
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Anachronisms: During the warden's "Inside Out" speech, a CP-16R camera with new style magazine is visible. Additionally, a Pentax k1000 SLR still camera is visible, which was produced in 1975-1997.
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Quotes:
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District Attorney: Mr. Dufresne, describe the confrontation you had with your wife the night that she was murdered.
Andy Dufresne: It was very bitter. She said she was glad I knew, that she hated all the sneaking around. And she said that she wanted a divorce in Reno.
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District Attorney: Mr. Dufresne, describe the confrontation you had with your wife the night that she was murdered.
Andy Dufresne: It was very bitter. She said she was glad I knew, that she hated all the sneaking around. And she said that she wanted a divorce in Reno.
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Movie Connections:
Referenced in Daijiga umule pajinnal (1996)
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Soundtrack:
Duettino - Sull'aria
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Why is this film at the top of the IMDb top 250 list?What is the scam that the Shawshank Warden is running?
Why does Andy lock the guard in the bathroom while he plays the Mozart record?
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This movie is not your ordinary Hollywood flick. It has a great and deep message. This movie has a foundation and just kept on being built on from their and that foundation is hope.
Other than just the message of this movie the acting was phenomenal. Tim Robbins gave one of the greatest performances ever. He was inspiring, intelligent and most of all positive. His performance just made me smile. Robbins plays Andy Dufresne who was wrongfully convicted of murdering his wife and her lover. He is gets to life sentences but yet never gives up hope. In he becomes friends with Ellis Boyd "Red" Redding played by Morgan Freeman. Freeman who gives the finest performance of his career has unlike Robbins lost hope. He is in deep regret of the crime that he committed. His way of deflecting the pain away is by trying to not feel anything at all. With his friendship with Andy he learns that without our hopes and dreams we have nothing. Andy also becomes friends with the rest of Red's group. James Whitmore also gave a great performance as Brooks Halten who gets out of prison parole but in the words of Red he has been "institutionalized".
The directing by Frank Darabont was just magnificent. He kept this movie at a great steady pace along with the writing and great cinematography. He portrayed prison life in such a horrifying way, but not in terms of the physical pain but the stress and pain that wares mentally on the inmates, some of which deserve a second chance.
Whatever you do, don't listen to the people who say this movie is overrated because this is one of the most inspiring and greatest movies ever. It has everything you could possibly want.