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The Shawshank Redemption

United States

1994

142 Min
Color
1.85:1
English
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DIR Frank Darabont

EXEC Liz Glotzer, David V. Lester

PROD Niki Marvin

SCR Stephen King, Frank Darabont

DP Roger Deakins

CAST Tim Robbins, Morgan Freeman, Bob Gunton, William Sadler, Clancy Brown, Gil Bellows, Mark Ellam, James Whitmore

ED Richard Francis-Bruce

MUSIC Thomas Newman

Synopsis

Andy Dufresne is a young and successful banker whose life changes drastically when he is convicted and sentenced to life imprisonment for the murder of his wife and her lover. Set in the 1940’s, the film shows how Andy, with the help of his friend Red, the prison entrepreneur, turns out to be a most unconventional prisoner. —IMDb

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Frank Darabont

Three-time Oscar nominee Frank Darabont was born in a refugee camp in 1959 in Montbeliard, France, the son of Hungarian parents who had fled Budapest during the failed 1956 Hungarian revolution. Brought to America as an infant, he settled with his family in Los Angeles and attended Hollywood High School. His first job in movies was as a production assistant on the 1981 low-budget film, Hell Night (1981), starring Linda Blair. He spent the next six years working in the art department as a set dresser and in set construction while struggling to establish himself as a writer. His first produced writing credit (shared) was on the 1987 film, Nightmare On Elm Street 3: Dream Warriors, A (1987), directed by Chuck Russell. Darabont is one of only six filmmakers in history with the unique distinction of having his first two feature films receive nominations for the Best Picture Academy Award: 1994’s The Shawshank Redemption (1994) (with a total of seven nominations) and 1999’s The Green… read more

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Adt Raditya

26Apr12

greatest movie about prison..

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Mike

27Mar12

Two layers of obstruction prevent the audience from connecting with Andy (he reveals very little about himself, and we see him through Red's eyes). As a result, the enigma surrounding him is enhanced. Darabont's writing and direction work on the basis of suggestion rather than exposure. Top-notch photography, performances, editing, and art direction. I don't care how cool it is to hate this movie. I love it.

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Steve Pulaski

26Mar12

Wonderful film. One of the best taglines too.

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Review : The Shawshank Redemption

By Satrio Nindyo Istiko on April 21, 2010

Suara Morgan Freeman sebagai narator adalah salah satu kunci utama kesuksesan “The Shawshank Redemption” karya Frank Darabont. Suaranya membuai penonton laksana suara seorang pendongeng sejati. Plot…  read review

Aw Shucks Redemption

By Francis on December 8, 2009

Aw Shucks Redemption

A facile film about, you guessed it, redemption. Not just redemption, but redemption in a prison replete with a bad guy prison warden. The prisoners are all presented as…  read review

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By Pendy Sixteen on June 25, 2009

I’m a huge fan of this film, though I wish it had ended just one minute earlier. The shot of Red and Andy on the beach was not only unnecessary, but loses the arc of the character, and the point of…  read review

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Religion in the Shawshank Redemption?

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Does anybody not like this?

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