The Shawshank redemption / Warner Bros. Pictures ; Castle Rock Entertainment presents ; screenplay by Frank Darabont ; produced by Niki Marvin ; directed by Frank Darabont.

Show other versions (5)

City banker Andy Dufresne arrives at Shawshank Prison in 1947, convicted of two brutal murders, doing a double life sentence. Within the confines of the prison, Andy forms an unlikely friendship with the prison "fixer" Red. He also becomes popular with the Warden and the prison's guards, as Andy i...

Full description

Bibliographic Details
Uniform Title:Shawshank redemption (Motion picture)
Corporate Authors: Warner Bros. Pictures (1969- )
Castle Rock Entertainment (Firm)
Warner Home Video (Firm)
Other Authors: Darabont, Frank
Marvin, Niki
Robbins, Tim, 1958-
Freeman, Morgan
Gunton, Bob
Sadler, William, 1950-
Brown, Clancy
Bellows, Gil
Rolston, Mark
DeMunn, Jeffrey, 1947-
McCrane, Paul
Proval, David, 1942-
Ciccolella, Jude
Whitmore, J. (James)
Deakins, Roger A., 1949-
King, Stephen, 1947-
Language:English
French
Spanish
Language of the Original:
English
Language and/or Writing System:
In English or dubbed French, with optional subtitles in English, French, or Spanish.
Published: Burbank, CA : Warner Bros. Pictures ; Distributed by Warner Home Video, [2004], ©2004.
Edition:Special tenth anniversary edition.
Subjects:
King, Stephen, > 1947- > Film adaptations.
Prisons > Drama.
Escapes > Drama.
Murderers > Drama.
Male friendship > Drama.
African Americans > Drama.
Control (Psychology) > Drama.
Prisons > Officials and employees > Drama.
Maine > Drama.
United States > Social life and customs > Drama.
Prison films.
Fiction films.
Feature films.
Film adaptations.
Video recordings for the hearing impaired.
Genre:
Film adaptations.
Drama.
Prison films.
Fiction films.
Feature films.
Video recordings for the hearing impaired.
Physical Description:2 videodiscs (142 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Format: Video DVD
Description
Summary:
City banker Andy Dufresne arrives at Shawshank Prison in 1947, convicted of two brutal murders, doing a double life sentence. Within the confines of the prison, Andy forms an unlikely friendship with the prison "fixer" Red. He also becomes popular with the Warden and the prison's guards, as Andy is able to use his banking experience to help the corrupt officials amass personal fortunes. But for an inmate, all that counts inside prison is its own society--who is strong, who is not--and the measured passage of time, during which Andy finds that survival comes down to a simple choice: get busy living or get busy dying.
Note:Closed-captioned for the hearing impaired.
Based on the short novel "Rita Hayworth and Shawshank Redemption" by Stephen King.
Originally released as motion picture in 1994.
Special features Disc one: Commentary by Frank Darabont [optional audio feature]; Theatrical trailer (2 min.); DVD-ROM features [requires a DVD-ROM drive and Internet access]. Disc two: "Hope springs eternal: a look back at 'The Shawshank Redemption'" [featurette] (31 min.); "Shawshank: the redeeming feature" [featurette] (48 min.); 'The Charlie Rose Show' with Frank Darabont, Tim Robbins and Morgan Freeman [featurette] (42 min.); "The Sharktank redemption" [featurette] (25 min.); Stills gallery and storyboards [slide shows]; Shawshank collectibles [slide show]; DVD-ROM features [contains InterActual Player software, requires a DVD-ROM drive and Internet access].
Videorecording.
Call Number:PS3561.I483 S43 2004 VideoDVD
Audience:
MPAA rating: Rated R, language and prison violence.
ISBN:0780645677
9780780645677
Credits:Director of photography, Roger Deakins ; edited by Richard Francis-Bruce ; music by Thomas Newman ; costume design by Elizabeth McBride ; production designer, Terence Marsh.
System Details:DVD; Region 1; Dolby Digital 5.1 surround, Dolby Digital 2.0 surround; widescreen presentation, aspect ratio 1.85:1.
Cast:
Tim Robbins (Andy Dufresne), Morgan Freeman (Ellis Boyd "Red" Redding), Bob Gunton (Warden Norton), William Sadler (Heywood), Clancy Brown (Captain Hadley), Gil Bellows (Tommy), Mark Rolston (Bogs Diamond), Jeffrey DeMunn (1946 D.A.), Larry Brandenburg (Skeet), Brian Libby (Floyd), Neil Giuntoli (Jigger), David Proval (Snooze), Joseph Ragno (Ernie), Paul McCrane (Guard Trout), Jude Ciccolella (Guard Mert), James Whitmore (Brooks Hatlen).