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The Green Mile (1999) 8.5
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Metascore: 61/100
Reviews: 1,254 user | 179 critic | 36 from Metacritic.com The lives of guards on Death Row are affected by one of their charges: a black man accused of child murder and rape, yet who has a mysterious gift. Director:Frank Darabont |
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Cast
| Cast overview, first billed only: | |||
| Tom Hanks | ... | ||
| David Morse | ... | ||
| Michael Clarke Duncan | ... | ||
| Bonnie Hunt | ... | ||
| James Cromwell | ... | ||
| Michael Jeter | ... | ||
| Graham Greene | ... | ||
| Doug Hutchison | ... | ||
| Sam Rockwell | ... | ||
| Barry Pepper | ... | ||
| Jeffrey DeMunn | ... | ||
| Patricia Clarkson | ... | ||
| Harry Dean Stanton | ... | ||
| Dabbs Greer | ... | ||
| Eve Brent | ... | ||
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Death Row guards at a penitentiary, in the 1930's, have a moral dilemma with their job when they discover one of their prisoners, a convicted murderer, has a special gift. Written by Guy Johns
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Miracles do happen. See more »Motion Picture Rating (MPAA)
Rated R for violence, language and some sex-related material | See all certifications »Parents Guide:
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Country:
USARelease Date:
10 December 1999 (USA) See more »Also Known As:
Stephen King's The Green Mile See more »Box Office
Budget:
$60,000,000 (estimated)Opening Weekend:
£83,473 (UK) (25 February 2000)Gross:
AUD 7,730,847 (Australia) (15 December 2000)Company Credits
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Color (Technicolor)Aspect Ratio:
1.85 : 1
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[Paul nods]
Percy Wetmore: [whispering] Hey.
[Del looks at Percy]
Percy Wetmore: There's no such place. It's just a fairytale these guys told you to keep you quiet. Just thought you should know, faggot.
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Written and Recorded by Alan Lomax
Performed by B.B. and Group
Courtesy of Rounder Records by arrangement with Ocean Park Music Group
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According to one of the features on the DVD, Stephen King called this film *the* single most faithful adaptation of his work. See more »Goofs
When John Coffey first enters the bedroom in the warden's house, the warden's wife's nightgown is pulled up somewhere halfway her thigh. In the next shot, a few seconds later it covers her knee again. See more »Quotes
Eduard Delacroix: [in the electric chair, about to be executed] Don't forgot about Mouseville.[Paul nods]
Percy Wetmore: [whispering] Hey.
[Del looks at Percy]
Percy Wetmore: There's no such place. It's just a fairytale these guys told you to keep you quiet. Just thought you should know, faggot.
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Soundtracks
"Old Alabama"Written and Recorded by Alan Lomax
Performed by B.B. and Group
Courtesy of Rounder Records by arrangement with Ocean Park Music Group
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"The Green Mile" is one of my favorite Stephen King books and I have read it several times. I was anxiously anticipating the film version, but was concerned that the emotional impact of the book could not be replicated on screen. Fortunately this wonderful story was adapted by Frank Darabont, who did such a magnificent job bringing King's "Shawshank Redemption" to the screen. He does the same high quality work with "The Green Mile". The story is faithful to the book, only losing details that were not important to the story anyway. The casting is superb - every actor is perfectly suited for his role and does an excellent job, although I would like to single out Doug Hutchison. His portrayal of the detestable Percy is right on the mark and suggests complexities in this character I had not discovered in the book. The length is about three hours and it seems that critics are complaining about that. I can't understand the complaints. The film never drags and is never dull, and it certainly didn't feel three hours long. The length is needed to tell this story the way it should be told, and the story is so very engrossing. Best of all, Darabont and the actors bring so much emotion ot the screen, that I cried like a baby through several scenes. "The Green Mile" will haunt you.