19942h 22mDir. John R. Woodward

The Shawshank Redemption

Name: The Shawshank Redemption
Genre: Drama, Crime
Released: 1994-09-23
Duration: 2 h 22 min
Rating: 5
Cast: Tim Robbins, Morgan Freeman, Bob Gunton, William Sadler, Clancy Brown

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

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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.

Starring:Tim Robbins,Morgan Freeman,Bob Gunton,William Sadler,Clancy Brown

Featured Cast

(12 actors)

Tim Robbins

Andy Dufresne

Morgan Freeman

Ellis Boyd 'Red' Redding

Bob Gunton

Warden Norton

William Sadler

Heywood

Clancy Brown

Captain Byron T. Hadley

Gil Bellows

Tommy

James Whitmore

Brooks Hatlen

Mark Rolston

Bogs Diamond

Jeffrey DeMunn

1946 D.A.

Larry Brandenburg

Skeet

Neil Giuntoli

Jigger

Brian Libby

Floyd

Key Production Crew

Director

Frank Darabont

Screenplay & Writers

Frank Darabont, Stephen King

Cinematography

Roger Deakins

Original Score

Thomas Newman

Producers

Niki Marvin

Film Details

Budget$25,000,000

Box Office Revenue$28,341,469

Original Languageen

Production Studios

Castle Rock Entertainment

Keywords & Themes

#prison#friendship#police brutality#corruption#based on novel or book#freedom#hope#prison cell#delinquent#redemption

Community Reviews & Logs

Aniket Shukla @aniket11

Oct 13, 2026

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5.0

I heard so much about this movie that initially, I dumped it in the collection of overrated pretentious movies. One day when I felt bored, I gave this movie a try..at first it seemed the same but as the story went on an...

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