Storyline
Framed 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 Robbins, Philip Ettington, John R. Woodward, Morgan Freeman, V.J. Foster, Jude Ciccolella, Mark Rolston, Jeffrey DeMunn, William Sadler, Mack Miles, Brian Libby, Alfonso Freeman, Bob Gunton, Clancy Brown, James Whitmore, Gil Bellows, Larry Brandenburg, Neil Giuntoli, David Proval, Joseph Ragno, Paul McCrane, Renee Blaine, Scott Mann, John Horton, Gordon Greene, Frank Medrano, Gary Lee Davis, Ned Bellamy, Brian Delate, Don McManus, Dorothy Silver, Dion Anderson, Robert Haley, Bill Bolender, Rohn Thomas, Brian Brophy, Ken Magee, James Babson, Fred Culbertson, Alonzo F. Jones, Sergio Kato, Neil Summers
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Reviews
90
Rolling Stone
It's the no-bull performances that hold back the flood of banalities. Robbins and Freeman connect with the bruised souls of Andy and Red to create something undeniably powerful and moving.
90
Chicago Reader
Gripping...compelling.
90
Variety
Central to the film's success is a riveting, unfussy performance from Robbins. Freeman has the showier role, allowing him a grace and dignity that come naturally.
90
The New York Times
There are times when The Shawshank Redemption comes dangerously close to sounding one of those "triumph of the spirit" notes. But most of it is eloquently restrained. [23 Sept 1994, p.C3]
90
Time
[Darabont] makes you feel the maddening pace of prison time without letting his picture succumb to it.
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