The Shawshank Redemption (1994 film)

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1994 American film drama film feature film prison film

The Shawshank Redemption (1994 film) is a critically acclaimed American drama about hope and friendship in a brutal prison, widely regarded as one of the greatest films ever made.

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The Shawshank Redemption 7
Rita Hayworth and Shawshank Redemption 3
Rita Hayworth and Shawshank Redemption – Shawshank State Prison 1

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instanceOf 1994 American film ⓘ
drama film ⓘ
feature film ⓘ
prison film ⓘ
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surface form: Rita Hayworth and Shawshank Redemption
basedOnAuthor Stephen King ⓘ
cinematographyBy Roger Deakins ⓘ
countryOfOrigin United States of America ⓘ
surface form: United States
criticalReception critically acclaimed ⓘ
cultStatus cult classic ⓘ
director Frank Darabont ⓘ
distributedBy Columbia Pictures ⓘ
distributorRegion theatrical ⓘ
editedBy Richard Francis-Bruce ⓘ
filmingLocation Ohio State Reformatory ⓘ
filmingState Ohio ⓘ
genre crime ⓘ
drama ⓘ
homeMediaSuccess strong VHS and DVD sales ⓘ
imdbTop250Rank 1 ⓘ
imdbTop250Status frequently ranked number one ⓘ
mainCharacter Andy Dufresne ⓘ
Brooks Hatlen ⓘ
Captain Byron Hadley ⓘ
Ellis Boyd "Red" Redding ⓘ
Tommy Williams ⓘ
Warden Samuel Norton ⓘ
mpaaRating R ⓘ
musicBy Thomas Newman ⓘ
narratedBy Morgan Freeman ⓘ
nominatedFor Academy Award for Best Actor ⓘ
Academy Award for Best Adapted Screenplay ⓘ
Academy Award for Best Cinematography ⓘ
Academy Award for Best Film Editing ⓘ
Academy Award for Best Original Score ⓘ
Academy Award for Best Picture ⓘ
Academy Award for Best Sound ⓘ
originalLanguage English ⓘ
oscarNominations 7 ⓘ
producer Niki Marvin ⓘ
productionCompany Castle Rock Entertainment ⓘ
releaseDateUS 1994-09-23 ⓘ
releaseYear 1994 ⓘ
runtimeMinutes 142 ⓘ
screenplayType adapted screenplay ⓘ
screenwriter Frank Darabont ⓘ
setInInstitution Shawshank State Penitentiary ⓘ
setInLocation Maine ⓘ
starredActor Bob Gunton ⓘ
Clancy Brown ⓘ
Gil Bellows ⓘ
James Whitmore ⓘ
Morgan Freeman ⓘ
Tim Robbins ⓘ
William Sadler ⓘ
subjectMatter escape from prison ⓘ
wrongful imprisonment ⓘ
theme friendship ⓘ
hope ⓘ
institutionalization ⓘ
redemption ⓘ
timePeriodDepictedEnd 1960s ⓘ
timePeriodDepictedStart 1940s ⓘ
tvBroadcastImpact gained popularity through cable television airings ⓘ

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Roger Deakins → notableWork → The Shawshank Redemption (1994 film) ⓘ
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Tim Robbins → notableWork → The Shawshank Redemption (1994 film) ⓘ
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