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The Shawshank Redemption
The Shawshank Redemption

The Shawshank Redemption

Fear can hold you prisoner. Hope can set you free.

Genres

DramaCrime

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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.

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Budget

$25000000

Revenue

$28341469

Status

Released

Original Language

English

Runtime

142 mins

Rating

8.712/10

Release Date

23 September 1994

Country

United States of America

Cast

Tim Robbins

Tim Robbins

Andy Dufresne

Morgan Freeman

Morgan Freeman

Ellis Boyd 'Red' Redding

Bob Gunton

Bob Gunton

Warden Norton

William Sadler

William Sadler

Heywood

Clancy Brown

Clancy Brown

Captain Byron T. Hadley

Gil Bellows

Gil Bellows

Tommy

James Whitmore

James Whitmore

Brooks Hatlen

Mark Rolston

Mark Rolston

Bogs Diamond

Jeffrey DeMunn

Jeffrey DeMunn

1946 D.A.

Larry Brandenburg

Larry Brandenburg

Skeet

Neil Giuntoli

Neil Giuntoli

Jigger

Brian Libby

Brian Libby

Floyd

David Proval

David Proval

Snooze

Joseph Ragno

Joseph Ragno

Ernie

Jude Ciccolella

Jude Ciccolella

Guard Mert

Paul McCrane

Paul McCrane

Guard Trout

Renee Blaine

Renee Blaine

Andy Dufresne's Wife

Scott Mann

Scott Mann

Glenn Quentin

John Horton

John Horton

1946 Judge

Gordon Greene

Gordon Greene

1947 Parole Hearings Man

Alfonso Freeman

Alfonso Freeman

Fresh Fish Con

Vincent Foster

Vincent Foster

Hungry Fish Con

John E. Summers

John E. Summers

New Fish Guard

Frank Medrano

Frank Medrano

Fat Ass

Mack Miles

Mack Miles

Tyrell

Alan R. Kessler

Alan R. Kessler

Laundry Bob

Morgan Lund

Morgan Lund

Laundry Truck Driver

Cornell Wallace

Cornell Wallace

Laundry Leonard

Gary Lee Davis

Gary Lee Davis

Rooster

Neil Summers

Neil Summers

Pete

Ned Bellamy

Ned Bellamy

Guard Youngblood

Joe Pecoraro

Joe Pecoraro

Projectionist

Harold E. Cope Jr.

Harold E. Cope Jr.

Hole Guard

Brian Delate

Brian Delate

Guard Dekins

Don McManus

Don McManus

Guard Wiley

Donald Zinn

Donald Zinn

Moresby Batter

Dorothy Silver

Dorothy Silver

1954 Landlady

Robert Haley

Robert Haley

1954 Food-Way Manager

Dana Snyder

Dana Snyder

1954 Food-Way Woman

John D. Craig

John D. Craig

1957 Parole Hearings Man

Ken Magee

Ken Magee

Ned Grimes

Eugene C. DePasquale

Eugene C. DePasquale

Mail Caller

Bill Bolender

Bill Bolender

Elmo Blatch

Ron Newell

Ron Newell

Elderly Hole Guard

John R. Woodward

John R. Woodward

Bullhorn Tower Guard

Chuck Brauchler

Chuck Brauchler

Man Missing Guard

Dion Anderson

Dion Anderson

Head Bull Haig

Claire Slemmer

Claire Slemmer

Bank Teller

James Kisicki

James Kisicki

Bank Manager

Rohn Thomas

Rohn Thomas

Bugle Editor

Charlie Kearns

Charlie Kearns

1966 D.A.

Rob Reider

Rob Reider

Duty Guard

Brian Brophy

Brian Brophy

1967 Parole Hearings Man

Paul Kennedy

Paul Kennedy

1967 Food-Way Manager

James Babson

James Babson

Con (uncredited)

Dennis Baker

Dennis Baker

Old Man on Bus (uncredited)

Fred Culbertson

Fred Culbertson

Police Officer (uncredited)

Alonzo F. Jones

Alonzo F. Jones

Inmate (uncredited)

Sergio Kato

Sergio Kato

Inmate II (uncredited)

Gary A. Jones

Gary A. Jones

Convict (uncredited)

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