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The Shawshank Redemption (1994)

R · 1994-09-23 · 2h 22m · EN
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Fear can hold you prisoner. Hope can set you free.

Framed 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, where he puts his accounting skills to work for an amoral warden. During his long stretch in prison, Dufresne comes to be admired by the other inmates -- including an older prisoner named Red -- for his integrity and unquenchable sense of hope.

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Frank DarabontDirector
Budget
$25M
Box office
$28.3M

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Tim RobbinsTim RobbinsAndy DufresneMatt StoneMatt StoneTrey ParkerTrey ParkerMark WahlbergMark WahlbergMorgan FreemanMorgan FreemanEllis Boyd 'Red' ReddingBob GuntonBob GuntonWarden NortonWilliam SadlerWilliam SadlerHeywoodClancy BrownClancy BrownCaptain Byron T. HadleyGil BellowsGil BellowsTommyMark RolstonMark RolstonBogs DiamondJames WhitmoreJames WhitmoreBrooks HatlenJeffrey DeMunnJeffrey DeMunn1946 D.A.

Keywords

Based on novel or bookFriendshipPrisonRedemptionFramed for murderCorruption1940sPolice brutalityPrison cellDelinquentParole boardPrison escapeWrongful imprisonmentHopeInterracial friendshipVoiceoverLoose adaptation

Movie DNA

Genre affinityDrama · CrimeTheme affinityBased On Novel Or Book · Friendship · PrisonDialogue densityDramaPacingLongDirector preference57478Actor preference57416 · 1129 · 6949

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What is The Shawshank Redemption about?

Framed 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, where he puts his accounting skills to work for an amoral warden. During his long stretch in prison, Dufresne comes to be admired by the other inmates -- including an older prisoner named Red -- for his integrity and unquenchable sense of hope.

How long is The Shawshank Redemption?

The Shawshank Redemption has a runtime of 142 minutes.

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