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USA Prison
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The Shawshank Redemption, 1994

Starring: Tim Robbins, Morgan Freeman, Clancy Brown

Directed by: Frank Darabont

Written by: Frank Darabont

Language: English

Country: USA

Runtime: 142 min

MPAA Rating: R

Rating:9.2

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Profile of The Shawshank Redemption

The mood of The Shawshank Redemption is contemplative, sincere, and captivating. The plot centers around prison life, a false accusation, and redemption. It is a drama and period movie. Stylistically, The Shawshank Redemption involves twists and turns and is talky. In approach, it is serious and realistic. It takes place, at least partly, in a prison. The Shawshank Redemption is set in the USA. It happens in the 1950s and in the 1960s. It is derived from a short story. The Shawshank Redemption is known for being a modern classic, an award winner, and critically acclaimed. Note that it includes mild violent content and profanity.

Summary of The Shawshank Redemption

In writer-director Frank Darabont's THE SHAWSHANK REDEMPTION, Andy Dufresne (Tim Robbins) is sentenced to two consecutive life terms in prison for the murders of his wife and her lover in the late 1940s. However, only Andy knows that he didn't commit the crimes. Sent to Shawshank Prison to do hard time, Andy--a taciturn banker in the outside world--has to learn to get by in the brutal, cutthroat confines of prison life. His quiet strength slowly earns the respect of his fellow inmates--most notably, Red (Morgan Freeman)--and even much of the prison staff. But Andy's seemingly stoic acceptance of his unjust imprisonment hides a fierce determination for freedom. This beautifully crafted movie features touching and sincere performances from the entire cast, with an uplifting message about humanity's indomitable spirit and the redemptive value of hope. Based on the novella RITA HAYWORTH AND SHAWSHANK REDEMPTION by Stephen King, Darabont's intriguing adaptation is easily one of the finest films of the 1990s.

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Language:	English
Country:	USA
Release date:	23 September 1994
Runtime:	142 min

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Tim Robbins

as Andy Dufresne

Morgan Freeman

as Ellis Boyd 'Red' Redding

Clancy Brown

as Captain Hadley

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Morgan Freeman and Tim Robbins in The Shawshank Redemption (1994)

Tim Robbins and Morgan Freeman in The Shawshank Redemption (1994)

The Shawshank Redemption (1994)

Morgan Freeman, Gil Bellows and Brian Libby in The Shawshank Redemption (1994)

Writer/director Frank Darabont in The Shawshank Redemption (1994)

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Rolling Stone

It's the no-bull performances that hold back the flood of banalities. Robbins and Freeman connect with the bruised souls of Andy and Red to create something undeniably powerful and moving. Full Review

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by: Peter Travers

San Francisco Chronicle

Some of "The Shawshank Redemption'' comes across as outrageously improbable. Yet the film keeps pulling you back with its sense of striving humanity slowly turning the tables against evil. Full Review

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by: Peter Stack

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GREAT GREAT GREAT Maybe one of the best prison dramas out there

This films is really just great. Amazing actually, but the end kind of ruins it. It's just to hollywood. Sorry, yes, a bit of a spoiler I guess but yea, the end is to hollywood. But all the rest is just amazing. I would have given it 9/10 or even... Read and rate it

07.May.2011
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by: adventerer
adventerer rated this movie8/10Great

awesome!!!

One of the greatest movies of all time, and I honestly believe that will be the answer of anyone you speak to who has had the pleasure of seeing it. An excruciatingly sad film with the happiest of endings. When I first saw this movie in the early... Read and rate it

28.October.2010
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by: mikep
mikep rated this movie8/10Great

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