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Feature film — 1994

The Shawshank Redemption (1994)

8.72h 22mDrama — Crime

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.

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Director: Frank Darabont

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Cast & crew

Tim Robbins as Andy Dufresne

Tim Robbins

Andy Dufresne

Morgan Freeman as Ellis Boyd 'Red' Redding

Morgan Freeman

Ellis Boyd 'Red' Redding

Bob Gunton as Warden Norton

Bob Gunton

Warden Norton

William Sadler as Heywood

William Sadler

Heywood

Clancy Brown as Captain Byron T. Hadley

Clancy Brown

Captain Byron T. Hadley

Gil Bellows as Tommy

Gil Bellows

Tommy

James Whitmore as Brooks Hatlen

James Whitmore

Brooks Hatlen

Mark Rolston as Bogs Diamond

Mark Rolston

Bogs Diamond

Jeffrey DeMunn as 1946 D.A.

Jeffrey DeMunn

1946 D.A.

Larry Brandenburg as Skeet

Larry Brandenburg

Skeet

Neil Giuntoli as Jigger

Neil Giuntoli

Jigger

Brian Libby as Floyd

Brian Libby

Floyd

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