The Shawshank Redemption is a 1994 American drama film written and directed by Frank Darabont, based on the 1982 Stephen King novella Rita Hayworth and Shawshank Redemption. It tells the story of banker Andy Dufresne, who is sentenced to life in Shawshank State Penitentiary for the murders of his wife and her lover, despite his claims of innocence. Over the following two decades, he befriends a fellow prisoner, contraband smuggler Ellis "Red" Redding, and becomes instrumental in a money-laundering operation led by the prison warden Samuel Norton. William Sadler, Clancy Brown, Gil Bellows, and James Whitmore appear in supporting roles. Darabont purchased the film rights to King's story in 1987, but development did not begin until five years later, when he wrote the script over an eight-week period. Two weeks after submitting his script to Castle Rock Entertainment, Darabont secured a $25 million budget to produce The Shawshank Redemption, which started pre-production in January 1993.
| Director | Frank Darabont |
| Produced by | Niki Marvin |
| Screenplay by | Frank Darabont |
| Starring | Tim Robbins, Morgan Freeman, Bob Gunton, William Sadler, Clancy Brown, Gil Bellows, James Whitmore |
| Music | Thomas Newman |
| Cinematography | Roger Deakins |
| Edited by | Richard Francis-Bruce |
| Production, company | Castle Rock Entertainment |
| Distributed by | Columbia Pictures |
| Released | September 10, 1994 (TIFF), September 23, 1994 (United States) |
| Running time | 142 minutes |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
| Budget | $25 million |
| Box office | $58.3 million |
| Netflix ID | 70005379 |
About The Shawshank Redemption
Based on the Stephen King story, this film follows a wrongly imprisoned man who tries to escape from jail.
Achievement of The Shawshank Redemption
The film was nominated for seven Academy Awards. Filming for the movie mainly took place in various locations in Ohio, USA.
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Latest information about The Shawshank Redemption updated on July 28 2021.
