The Shawshank Redemption
R · 1994 ‧ Thriller/Crime ‧ 2h 22m
Andy Dufresne (Tim Robbins) is sentenced to two consecutive life terms in prison for the murders of his wife and her lover and is sentenced to a tough prison. However, only Andy knows he didn't commit the crimes. While there, he forms a friendship...
Release date: October 14, 1994 (USA)
Director: Frank Darabont
Story by: Stephen King
Distributed by: Warner Bros., Columbia Pictures, and Warner Bros. Home Entertainment
Adapted from: Rita Hayworth and Shawshank Redemption
Box office: $73.3 million
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What is the true story behind The Shawshank Redemption?
The Shawshank Redemption follows banker Andy Dufresne (Tim Robbins), a man sentenced to life in prison in 1947 despite insisting he is innocent. Eventually, he strikes up a friendship with lifelong prisoner Red (Morgan Freeman) while dealing with the prison's corrupt warden and guards.
What is so special about Shawshank Redemption?
Film critic Roger Ebert argued that The Shawshank Redemption is an allegory for maintaining one's feeling of self-worth when placed in a hopeless position. Andy's integrity is an important theme in the story line, especially in prison, where integrity is lacking.
How many Oscars did Shawshank Redemption win?
'The Shawshank Redemption' (1994) Based on a Stephen King novella, the acclaimed prison drama starring Morgan Freeman and Tim Robbins went 0-for-7 at the Oscars, with "Forrest Gump" reigning as best picture and Forrest himself, Tom Hanks, taking best actor over Freeman.
Why is Red the only guilty man in Shawshank?
Red killed his wife and two others
Before the events of The Shawshank Redemption, Red grew up without a father and then married a woman who came from a rich family. Knowing that his wife had a sizable life insurance policy in place, Red planned her murder by cutting the brakes on her vehicle.
Rita Hayworth and Shawshank Redemption is a realist novella by Stephen King. It was first published in 1982 by Viking Press in his collection Different ...
The Shawshank Redemption (1994) directed by Frank Darabont
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Imprisoned in the 1940s for the double murder of his wife and her lover, upstanding banker Andy Dufresne begins a new life at the Shawshank prison, ...