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The Shawshank Redemption
Fear can hold you prisoner. Hope can set you free.
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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Checked Sep 5, 2026
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Synopsis
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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Cast
Tim RobbinsAndy Dufresne
Morgan FreemanEllis Boyd 'Red' Redding
Bob GuntonWarden Norton
William SadlerHeywood
Clancy BrownCaptain Byron T. Hadley
Gil BellowsTommy
James WhitmoreBrooks Hatlen
Mark RolstonBogs DiamondCredits
- Directed by
- Frank Darabont
- Written by
- Frank Darabont, Stephen King
Production details
- Status
- Released
- Original language
- English
- Budget
- $25M
- Box office
- $28.3M
Production
Castle Rock EntertainmentUnited States
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