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The Shawshank Redemption (1994)  link to The Shawshank Redemption on IMDb  link to trailer on IMDb

Number: 293

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IMDb Rating:
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9.3/10 (1730154 votes)

Country: USA, 2h 22min

Spoken Languages: English

Genre(s): Drama, Crime

Director(s): Frank Darabont

Cast: Tim Robbins (as Andy Dufresne), Morgan Freeman (as Ellis Boyd 'Red' Redding), Bob Gunton (as Warden Norton), William Sadler (as Heywood), Clancy Brown (as Captain Hadley)

Medium: Original DVD,

Storyline: Chronicles the experiences of a formerly successful banker as a prisoner in the gloomy jailhouse of Shawshank after being found guilty of a crime he did not commit. The film portrays the man's unique way of dealing with his new, torturous life; along the way he befriends a number of fellow prisoners, most notably a wise long-term inmate named Red.

Loaned: No

Aspect ratio: 1.85:1