The Shawshank Redemption (1994)
Genre Crime; Action
Studio Warner Bros.
Movie Release Date 1994
Country USA
Language English
Audience Rating R (Restricted)
Running Time 142 mins
Format DVD
Color Color
IMDb Rating 9.2
Cast
Tim Robbins Andy Dufresne
Morgan Freeman Ellis Boyd Redding
Bob Gunton Warden Norton
Gil Bellows Tommy
Mark Rolston Bogs Diamond
William Sadler Heywood
James Whitmore Brooks Hatlen
Larry Brandenburg Skeet
Clancy Brown Captain Byron T. Hadley
Jude Ciccolella Guard Mert
Jeffrey DeMunn 1946 D.A.
Crew
Niki Marvin
Liz Glotzer
Frank Darabont
Stephen King
Frank Darabont
David V. Lester
Plot
Andy DuFresne (Tim Robbins), a successful banker, was convicted of murdering his wife and her lover. Sentenced to life in prison, he learns prison life the hard way. He approaches Red (Morgan Freeman), a lifer who is known for procurement. Andy wants a poster of Rita Hayworth and a rock hammer. On work duty one day he overhears the head guard lamenting that the IRS will take a chunk of money he inherited. Andy offers to help him with a tax loophole so he won't have to pay the taxes. That leads to Andy being moved to work detail in the library and the beginning of his work doing taxes and legal matters for guards as well as being involved in money manipulations for the warden. A young man comes into the prison. He has proof that Andy is innocent. When the warden has him killed because Andy is too valuable to let go, Andy sees the handwriting on the wall. After having a chat with Red, Andy vanishes during the night. He visits banks he has put the warden's money into under a fake name, takes the money, and goes to Mexico. He sends reports of what has transpired in the prison to the authorities, which results in a major prison overhaul. Red gets paroled and follows Andy's last instructions to meet him in Mexico.
Personal Details
Seen It Yes
Index 123
Collection Status In Collection
Links IMDB
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Storage Device
Edition Details
Distributor Castle Rock
Barcode 053939258325
Region Region 1
Chapters 40
Release Date 12/21/1999
Packaging Snap Case
Screen Ratio Widescreen (16:9, Anamorphic)
Subtitles English; French; Spanish; English (Closed Captioned)
Audio Tracks Dolby Digital 5.1 [English]
Dolby Digital 5.1 [French]
Dolby Digital Stereo [French]
Dolby Surround [English]
Layers Single Side, Dual Layer
Nr of Disks/Tapes 1
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