Fear can hold you prisoner. Hope can set you free.
IMDb9.3RT89%MC82/100TMDB8.716
Overview
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.
Details
Release date1994-09-23
Runtime142 min
GenresDrama, Crime
DirectorFrank Darabont
CastTim Robbins, Morgan Freeman, Bob Gunton, William Sadler, Clancy Brown, Gil Bellows, James Whitmore, Mark Rolston
ProductionCastle Rock Entertainment
CountriesUnited States of America
LanguagesEnglish
AwardsNominated for 7 Oscars. 21 wins & 42 nominations total
