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The Shawshank Redemption ()


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Over the course of several years, two convicts form a friendship, seeking consolation and, eventually, redemption through basic compassion.

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  • Nominated for 7 Oscars. Another 21 wins & 35 nominations.
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Andy Dufresne
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Ellis Boyd 'Red' Redding
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Warden Norton
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Heywood
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Captain Hadley
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Tommy
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Bogs Diamond
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Brooks Hatlen
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1946 D.A.
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Skeet
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Jigger
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Floyd
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Snooze
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Ernie
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Guard Mert
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Guard Trout
Renee Blaine ...
Andy Dufresne's Wife
Scott Mann ...
Glenn Quentin
John Horton ...
1946 Judge
Gordon Greene ...
1947 Parole Hearings Man (as Gordon C. Greene)
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Fresh Fish Con
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Hungry Fish Con (as V.J. Foster)
John E. Summers ...
New Fish Guard
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Fat Ass
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Tyrell
Alan R. Kessler ...
Laundry Bob
Morgan Lund ...
Laundry Truck Driver
Cornell Wallace ...
Laundry Leonard
Gary Lee Davis ...
Rooster
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Pete
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Guard Youngblood
Joe Pecoraro ...
Projectionist (as Joseph Pecoraro)
Harold E. Cope Jr. ...
Hole Guard
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Guard Dekins
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Guard Wiley (as Don R. McManus)
Donald Zinn ...
Moresby Batter (as Donald E. Zinn)
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1954 Landlady
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1954 Food-Way Manager
Dana Snyder ...
1954 Food-Way Woman
John D. Craig ...
1957 Parole Hearings Man
Ken Magee ...
Ned Grimes
Eugene C. DePasquale ...
Mail Caller (as Eugene C. De Pasquale)
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Elmo Blatch
Ron Newell ...
Elderly Hole Guard
John R. Woodward ...
Bullhorn Tower Guard
Chuck Brauchler ...
Man Missing Guard
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Head Bull Haig
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Bank Teller
James Kisicki ...
Bank Manager
Rohn Thomas ...
Bugle Editor
Charlie Kearns ...
1966 D.A.
Rob Reider ...
Duty Guard
Brian Brophy ...
1967 Parole Hearings Man
Paul Kennedy ...
1967 Food-Way Manager
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Con (uncredited)
Dennis Baker ...
Old Man on Bus (uncredited)
Fred Culbertson ...
Police Officer (uncredited)
Richard Doone ...
Con (uncredited)
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Bank Employee (uncredited)
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Inmate (uncredited)
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Gilda Mundson Farrell (uncredited) (archiveFootage)
David Hecht ...
Bank Teller (uncredited)
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Inmate (uncredited)
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Convict (uncredited)
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Inmate II (uncredited)
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Con (uncredited)
Tracy Love ...
Court Spectator (uncredited)
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Ballin Mundson (uncredited) (archiveFootage)
Christopher Page ...
Traffic (driver) (uncredited)
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Con (uncredited)
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1957 Parole Hearings Guard (uncredited)
Jodiviah Stepp ...
New Fish Con (uncredited)
Mark A. Strain ...
Yard Inmate (uncredited)

Directed by

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Frank Darabont ... (directed by)

Written by

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Stephen King ... (based on the short novel "Rita Hayworth and the Shawshank Redemption" by)
 
Frank Darabont ... (screenplay by)

Produced by

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Liz Glotzer ... executive producer
David V. Lester ... executive producer (as David Lester)
Niki Marvin ... producer (produced by)

Music by

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Thomas Newman ... (music by)

Cinematography by

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Roger Deakins ... director of photography

Editing by

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Richard Francis-Bruce ... (edited by)

Editorial Department

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Jeffrey Canavan ... apprentice editor (as Jeff Canavan)
Patricia A. Galvin ... first assistant editor (as Patty Galvin)
David Leslie Johnson-McGoldrick ... production assistant (as David Johnson)
Robert C. Lusted ... second assistant editor (as Robert Lusted)
David Orr ... color timer
Keith Shaw ... colorist: mastering

Casting By

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Deborah Aquila ... (casting by)

Production Design by

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Terence Marsh

Art Direction by

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Peter Landsdown Smith ... (as Peter Smith)

Set Decoration by

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Michael Seirton ... (as Michael Sierton)

Costume Design by

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Elizabeth McBride ... (costume design by)

Makeup Department

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Roy Bryson ... hair stylist
Jeni Lee Dinkel ... makeup artist
Kevin Haney ... key makeup artist
Philip Ivey ... key hair stylist (as Phillip Ivey)
Pamela Priest ... hair stylist
Monty Westmore ... makeup artist

Production Management

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Kokayi Ampah ... production supervisor
David V. Lester ... unit production manager (as David Lester)
Sue Bea Montgomery ... production supervisor

Second Unit Director or Assistant Director

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Michael Greenwood ... second second assistant director
Thomas Schellenberg ... key second assistant director
John R. Woodward ... first assistant director
Jesse V. Johnson ... third assistant director (uncredited)

Art Department

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Peter Allen ... paint foreman (as Peter J. Allen)
Lee Lee Baird ... on-set dresser (as Lee Baird)
Bob Baker ... decorating consultant (as Bobby Baker)
John Barbera ... labor gang boss
Earl F. Betts ... propmaker foreman (as Earl Betts)
Glen Blanton ... plasterer
Jack Evans ... assistant art director
Barrett Fleetwood ... labor foreman
Susan Fraley ... set estimator
Blair Gibeau ... painter
Chad Goodrich ... propmaker gang boss
Antoinette J. Gordon ... senior set designer (as Antoinette Gordon)
Kelley A. Hankins ... painter (as Kelley Collopy)
Carey Harris Jr. ... propman (as Carey Harris)
Todd Hatfield ... stand-by painter
James Hawthorne ... paint gang boss
Robert Hawthorne ... paint gang boss
Jim Henry ... propshop foreman
Jack Hering ... set dresser
John M. Heuberger ... set dresser
Joseph A. Hodges ... set designer (as Joe Hodges)
Alba Leone ... lead person
Sebastian Milito ... construction coordinator
Scott Mizgaites ... propmaker gang boss
William Moore ... Shop Electric
Christopher Neely ... set dresser
Isidoro Raponi ... propshop foreman (as Isadoro Raponi)
Tom Shaw Jr. ... property master (as Tom Shaw)
Dixwell Stillman ... construction foreman
Pete von Sholly ... storyboard consultant (as Peter Von Sholly)
Paul Wells ... key carpenter
Rhonda Yeater ... art department assistant
John Alvin ... poster artist (uncredited)
Jim Heastings ... carpenter (uncredited)
Brent Peelor ... carpenter (uncredited)
Drew Struzan ... poster artist: Special Edition (uncredited)

Sound Department

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Petra Bach ... adr supervisor
Kevin Bartnof ... foley artist
David Behle ... mixing recordist
Bruce Bell ... sound editor
Mike Boudry ... additional adr recordist
Kevin Boyd ... cable person
Willie D. Burton ... production sound mixer (as Willie Burton)
Rick Canelli ... adr recordist
Michael J. Cerone ... additional adr recordist (as Michael Cerone)
Jeff Clark ... sound editor
Zack Davis ... sound editor
Marilyn Graf ... foley mixer
Ron Grafton ... foley recordist
Michael Herbick ... re-recording mixer
Ellen Heuer ... foley artist
Shelley Rae Hinton ... adr editor
Dale Johnston ... sound editor
Doc Kane ... additional adr mixer
Jack Keller ... mixing recordist
Larry Lester ... sound editor
Marvin E. Lewis ... boom operator (as Marvin Lewis)
Robert J. Litt ... re-recording mixer
William L. Manger ... sound editor (as Bill Manger)
Lori Martino ... assistant sound editor
Thomas J. O'Connell ... adr mixer (as Tom O'Connell)
Richard Oswald ... sound editor
Janelle Showalter ... assistant sound editor
John Stacy ... supervising sound editor (as John M. Stacy)
Elliot Tyson ... re-recording mixer
Robert Ulrich ... adr editor
Bill Weinman ... assistant sound editor
Paul J. Zydel ... additional adr mixer (as Paul Zydel)
Vanessa Theme Ament ... foley artist (uncredited)
Jim Emswiller ... temp boom operator (uncredited)
Mary Jo Lang ... foley mixer (uncredited)
John Roesch ... foley artist (uncredited)
Donald C. Rogers ... technical director of sound (uncredited)
John Soukup ... recordist (uncredited)
Carolyn Tapp ... foley recordist (uncredited)

Special Effects by

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Bob Williams ... special effects

Visual Effects by

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Brian Adams ... animation camera: Motion Pixel Corp (uncredited)
Melissa Taylor ... visual effects producer (uncredited)

Stunts

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Alex Asten ... stunts
Daniel W. Barringer ... stunts (as Dan Barringer)
Fred Culbertson ... stunts
Jerry Gatlin ... stunt coordinator
Mickey Guinn ... stunts
Dick Hancock ... stunts
A. Michael Lerner ... stunts (as Allen Michael Lerner)
Tom Morga ... stunts
Ben Scott ... stunts
Thomas J. Larsen ... stunts (uncredited)
Tom Morga ... stunt double: Tim Robbins (uncredited)

Camera and Electrical Department

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Tim L. Amstutz ... lighting stand-in (as Tim Amstutz)
John Archibald ... second rigging grip
Robin Brown ... first assistant camera
Rex Buckingham ... rigging grip
Keith Bunting ... best boy grip
James J. Burke ... lighting stand-in (as James Burke)
Brian 'Buzz' Buzzelli ... grip (as Brian Buzzelli)
Don Cerrone ... key grip
Jorgen Christensen ... rigging grip
Tony Corapi ... rigging best boy
Stuart Cropley ... electrician additional photography
Gerrit Dangremond ... steadicam operator
Eugene C. DePasquale ... grip (as Eugene DePasquale III)
Richie Ford ... rigging gaffer
Max Gerber ... lighting stand-in
David Gilby ... lighting stand-in
James P. Gribbins ... electric rigger (as James Gribbins)
Thomas Guidugli ... grip
Bruce Hamme ... dolly grip
Dexter Hammett ... lighting stand-in
Jim Harrington ... grip (as James Harrington)
Andy Harris ... second assistant camera
William Kingsley ... lamp operator
Jeremy Knaster ... best boy electric
John 'Quincy' Koenig ... lamp operator (as Quincy Koenig)
Bobby Mancuso ... second assistant camera
Bill Martin ... lighting stand-in
Ken McCahan ... grip (as Kenneth McCahan)
Russ Milner ... grip (as Russell Milner)
William Moore ... lamp operator (as Bill Moore)
William R. Nielsen Jr. ... second assistant camera (as Bill Nielsen Jr.)
Hope A. Nielsen ... film loader (as Hope Nielsen)
Bill O'Leary ... gaffer
Charles Quinlivan ... rigging grip (as Charley Quinlivin)
Judy Scarboro ... video assistant
Van Scarboro ... video assist operator
Joseph Short ... electric rigger
Jon Stinehour ... lighting stand-in
Eric Swanek ... first assistant camera
Ruben Turner ... lamp operator
S.B. Weathersby ... clapper/loader
Michael P. Weinstein ... still photographer (as Michael Weinstein)
Richard A. Anderson ... additional electrician (uncredited)
Robert Bender ... rigging electrician (uncredited)
Pat Dames ... grip (uncredited)
Kurt Dale Hartman ... electrician (uncredited)
David Moenkhaus ... additional second assistant camera (uncredited)
Jon D. Morrison ... rigging electrician (uncredited)
Brian Powers ... rigging electrician (uncredited)
Eric Swanek ... steadicam assistant (uncredited)

Casting Department

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Barbara Harris ... adr voice casting
D. Lynn Meyers ... casting: Ohio (as D. Lynn Meyer)
Adam Moyer ... background casting intern
Brent Scarpo ... background casting assistant
Ivy Weiss ... background casting
Julie Weiss ... casting assistant
Linda Weaver ... extras casting assistant (uncredited)

Costume and Wardrobe Department

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Cookie Beard ... wardrobe assistant
Carol Buckler ... seamstress
Kris Kearney ... key costumer
Taneia Lednicky ... wardrobe supervisor
Donnie Hollywood McFinely ... costumer (as Donnie McFinely)
Eva Prappas ... costumer
Mira Zavidowsky ... key costumer

Location Management

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Kokayi Ampah ... location manager
Chris Cozzi ... location assistant
Scott Stahler ... location assistant

Music Department

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Bill Bernstein ... music editor
Julian Bratolyubov ... music preparation
Raynor Carroll ... musician: percussion
Sandy De Crescent ... orchestra contractor (as Sandy DeCrescent)
Jim Makiej ... assistant music editor (as James C. Makiej)
Leslie Morris ... music contractor
Thomas Pasatieri ... orchestrator
Dennis S. Sands ... music scoring mixer (as Dennis Sands)
Bob Bornstein ... music copyist (uncredited) / music librarian (uncredited)
Tom Boyd ... musician: oboe soloist (uncredited)
Bruce Dukov ... concertmaster (uncredited) / violin (uncredited)
Arlene Fishbach ... music consultant (uncredited)
Dan Goldwasser ... soundtrack producer (uncredited)
Mark Graham ... music copyist (uncredited)
Tommy Morgan ... musician: harmonica (uncredited)
Kathy Nelson ... executive music producer (uncredited)
Thomas Newman ... conductor (uncredited) / music producer (uncredited)
Haim Shtrum ... musician: violin (uncredited)
Chas Smith ... exotic instruments (uncredited)
Steven L. Smith ... music preparation (uncredited)
George Thatcher ... musician: trombone (uncredited)
James Thatcher ... musician: French horn (uncredited)
Ian Underwood ... musician: keyboards (uncredited)

Script and Continuity Department

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Tom Allen ... script
James Ellis Deakins ... script supervisor (as James Ellis)
Sioux Richards ... script supervisor

Transportation Department

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Robert Conrad ... driver
Fred Culbertson ... transportation captain
William Culbertson ... driver
William P. Davis ... driver (as William Davis)
Chick Elwell ... driver
Dick Furr ... driver
Harold Garnsey ... driver
Sally Givens ... driver
James Graham ... driver
Ray Greene ... driver
Mickey Guinn ... driver
Ronald Hogle ... driver
Neil Knoff ... driver
David Marder ... transportation coordinator
Roland Maurer ... driver
Douglas Miller ... driver
Gary Mishey ... driver
Glen Murphy ... driver
Ken Nevin ... driver (as Ken Nevin Jr.)
Tom Park ... driver
Chuck Ramsey ... driver
Judith Reed ... driver
Scott Ruetenik ... driver
David Smith ... driver
Donald Snyder ... driver
J.D. Thomas ... driver
David Turner ... driver
Chip Vincent ... driver
Mario Simon ... picture car coordinator (uncredited)

Additional Crew

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Therese Amadio ... additional animal wrangler
Kelley Baker ... accounting assistant
Robert C. Barnett ... assistant: Frank Darabont (as Robert Barnett)
Brian Boggs ... craft service
Richard Brooks Burton ... gyrosphere assistant (as Richard Burton)
Tom Cotter ... assistant: Tim Robbins
Ramona Diaz Sanchez ... production accountant (as Ramona Waggoner)
Jane Estocin ... assistant production accountant
Alfonso Freeman ... assistant: Morgan Freeman
Carlos Garcia ... caterer
Edward A. Gutentag ... gyrosphere assistant (as Ed Gutentag)
Scott E. Hart ... animal trainer (as Scott Hart)
Beth Hickman ... production office coordinator
Anne Hilbert ... office assistant
Jesse V. Johnson ... set production assistant (as Jesse Johnson)
Michael Kelem ... gyrosphere operator (as Mike Kelem)
Jose Lopez ... caterer
Ernie Malik ... unit publicist
Frank McKeon ... first aid
David McQuade ... set production assistant
Karin Mercurio ... accounting assistant
Mark Moelter ... craft service
Aaron Camm Bendigo News ... production staff
Margaret J. Orlando ... assistant office coordinator (as Margaret Orlando)
Joe Schultz ... caterer
Don Speakman ... craft service
Amie Tschappat ... office intern
Michael Vasquez ... accounting assistant
Sophia Xixis ... assistant: Niki Marvin
Robert 'Bobby Z' Zajonc ... helicopter pilot
Michel Burstein ... press attache: France (uncredited)
Saxon Eldridge ... production assistant (uncredited)
Alan Jacques ... projectionist (uncredited)
Tom Lent ... adr voice (uncredited)
Robert 'Bobby Z' Zajonc ... aerial coordinator (uncredited)

Thanks

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Dennis Baker ... thanks: Warden of The Mansfield Correctional Institution
Manny Centeno ... thanks: Director of the U.S. Virgin Islands Film Commission
Allen Greene ... in memory of
Richard Hall ... thanks: assistant to the Warden of The Mansfield Correctional Institution
Stephen King ... special thanks
Eve Lapolla ... thanks: Ohio Film Commission
Lee Tasseff ... thanks: Mansfield Convention & Visitors Bureau
Kzar Torres ... special thanks
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Storyline

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Plot Summary

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. Written by J-S-Golden

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Taglines Fear can hold you prisoner. Hope can set you free. See more »
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Also Known As
  • Rita Hayworth and Shawshank Redemption (United States)
  • The Prisoner (Philippines, English title)
  • Les Évadés (France)
  • Die Verurteilten (Germany)
  • Cadena perpètua (Spain, Catalan title)
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Runtime
  • 142 min
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Box Office

Budget $25,000,000 (estimated)
Opening Weekend United States $727,326, 20 Nov 1994
Cumulative Worldwide Gross $58,500,000

Did You Know?

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Trivia Andy and Red's opening chat in the prison yard, in which Red is throwing a baseball, took nine hours to shoot. Morgan Freeman threw the baseball for the entire nine hours without a word of complaint. He showed up for work the next day with his left arm in a sling. See more »
Goofs Circa 1963, Heywood is shown listening to the record "24 of Hank Williams' Greatest Hits", released in 1970. See more »
Movie Connections Featured in Why Gump? Why Now? (1994). See more »
Soundtracks If I Didn't Care See more »
Crazy Credits The man who cried and was beaten when Andy first arrived is listed and credited as "Fat Ass" -- the other inmates' nickname for him. See more »
Quotes Andy Dufresne: [to Red] I guess it comes down to a simple choice, really. Get busy living, or get busy dying.
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