Ellis Boyd Redding
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Ellis Boyd "Red" Redding is a central character in Stephen King's novella "Rita Hayworth and Shawshank Redemption" and its film adaptation, serving as the wise, long-term inmate who befriends Andy Dufresne and narrates much of the story.
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
fictional character
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film character ⓘ literary character ⓘ |
| appearsIn |
Rita Hayworth and Shawshank Redemption
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
The Shawshank Redemption NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| basedOnWork | Rita Hayworth and Shawshank Redemption NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| colorAssociation | red ⓘ |
| convictedOf | murder ⓘ |
| creator | Stephen King ⓘ |
| endOfStoryStatus |
released on parole
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travels to reunite with Andy Dufresne in Zihuatanejo (film) ⓘ |
| filmReleaseYear | 1994 ⓘ |
| firstAppearance | Rita Hayworth and Shawshank Redemption NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| firstPublicationYear | 1982 ⓘ |
| friendOf | Andy Dufresne NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| fullName | Ellis Boyd Redding NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| gender | male ⓘ |
| imprisonedAt | Shawshank State Penitentiary NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| medium |
film
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novella ⓘ |
| narrativeFunction | first-person narrator ⓘ |
| narratorOf |
Rita Hayworth and Shawshank Redemption
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
The Shawshank Redemption NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| nationalityInFilm | American ⓘ |
| nickname | Red NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableAction |
helps Andy build a prison library (indirectly through support)
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procures a poster of Rita Hayworth for Andy Dufresne ⓘ procures a rock hammer for Andy Dufresne ⓘ |
| notableQuote | Get busy living, or get busy dying. ⓘ |
| occupation |
inmate
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prison contraband smuggler ⓘ |
| paroleStatus |
eventually granted
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repeatedly denied ⓘ |
| personalityTrait |
cynical
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loyal ⓘ resourceful ⓘ wise ⓘ |
| portrayedBy |
Clancy Brown (voice in some parodic references)
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Morgan Freeman NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| relationshipToProtagonist |
best friend
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mentor ⓘ |
| roleInWork | central character ⓘ |
| selfDescription | the only guilty man in Shawshank ⓘ |
| sentenceType | life imprisonment ⓘ |
| setting | Maine NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| themeAssociation |
friendship
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hope versus institutionalization ⓘ redemption ⓘ |
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