The Shawshank Redemption

by Frank Darabont (Director)

Other authorsStephen King (Author), Frank Darabont (Author), William Sadler (Actor), Scott Mann (Actor), Jeffrey DeMunn (Actor), Tim Robbins (Actor), Mark Rolston (Actor), Morgan Freeman (Actor), Bob Gunton (Actor), Richard Francis-Bruce (Editor), Thomas Newman (Composer) — 13 more, Clancy Brown (Actor), Gil Bellows (Actor), James Whitmore (Actor), Roger Deakins (Cinematographer), Niki Marvin (Producer), Ned Bellamy (Actor), Alfonso Freeman (Actor), Don McManus (Actor), Bill Bolender (Actor), Dion Anderson (Actor), James Kisicki (Actor), Renee Blaine (Actor), Frank Medrano (Actor)

DVD, 2008

Description

"Red" Redding is a lifer who knows the ropes at Maine's Shawshank State Prison. New inmate Andy Dufresne is a quiet banker, unjustly convicted of murder. Andy's indomitable will earns Red's friendship and his resourcefulness brings hope and change to the entire prison. Andy is full of surprises--and he saves his best surprise for last.

Language

English

Original language

English

Original publication date

1994-09-23

Publication

Warner Bros. (2008)

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Awards

National Film Registry (2015)

AFI's 100 Years...100 Cheers (23)

Rating

(96 ratings; 4.4)

User reviews

LibraryThing member comfypants

A quiet banker goes to prison for murder.

Corny, cliche, and just plain bad storytelling. More than half a million people have ranked it at the IMDb, and almost all of them love it. I swear it must be an enormous conspiracy (and even my wife is in on it - she likes it and is unable or unwilling to

say why). I just get nothing out of this movie. What does Stephen King have on you people?

Concept: C
Story: D
Characters: B
Dialog: D
Pacing: B
Cinematography: B
Special effects/design: C
Acting: C
Music: B

Enjoyment: C

GPA: 2.2/4

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LibraryThing member unclebob53703

Superb filming of Stephen King's short story "Rita Hayworth and Shawshank Redemption" with standout performaces by Robbins and Freeman. The ending takes forever to play out but the payoff is huge.