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The Shawshank Redemption
Fear can hold you prisoner. Hope can set you free.
Fear can hold you prisoner. Hope can set you free.
Crime, Drama - 1994
The Shawshank Redemption
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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, 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.
Director:
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Frank Darabont
Cast:
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Morgan Freeman
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Tim Robbins
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Bob Gunton
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William Sadler
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Clancy Brown
,
Gil Bellows
,
Mark Rolston
,
James Whitmore
,
Jeffrey DeMunn

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Details

Runtime:
142 min
Release date:
23 Sep 1994
Country:
US
Languages:
English
Budget:
$25,000,000
Revenue:
$28,341,469
Awards:
Nominated for 7 Oscars. 21 wins & 42 nominations total

Top Critics Reviews

fresh:
Simply marvelous entertainment.
– Gene Siskel,
Chicago Tribune,
16 Jan 2013
fresh:
Freeman, who is simply a great actor, a man who has never struck a false note in his career, both narrates this tale and anchors it with his authoritative playing.
– Richard Schickel,
TIME Magazine,
15 Jun 2011
fresh:
A testament to the human spirit...
– Leonard Klady,
Variety,
28 Jun 2007
fresh:
A passing reference to 'The Count of Monte Cristo' offers a partial clue to what makes this movie compelling.
– Jonathan Rosenbaum,
Chicago Reader,
28 Jun 2007
fresh:
...a throwback to the kind of serious, literate drama Hollywood used to make.
– Derek Adams,
Time Out,
24 Jun 2006
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