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Bob Gunton | ... | ||
William Sadler | ... | ||
Clancy Brown | ... | ||
Gil Bellows | ... | ||
Mark Rolston | ... | ||
James Whitmore | ... | ||
Jeffrey DeMunn | ... |
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Larry Brandenburg | ... | ||
Neil Giuntoli | ... |
Jigger
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Brian Libby | ... | ||
David Proval | ... |
Snooze
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Joseph Ragno | ... |
Ernie
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Jude Ciccolella | ... |
Guard Mert
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Chronicles the experiences of a formerly successful banker as a prisoner in the gloomy jailhouse of Shawshank after being found guilty of a crime he claims he did not commit. The film portrays the man's unique way of dealing with his new, torturous life; along the way he befriends a number of fellow prisoners, most notably a wise long-term inmate named Red. Written by J-S-Golden
One of the finest films made in recent years. It's a poignant story about hope. Hope gets me. That's what makes a film like this more than a movie. It tells a lesson about life. Those are the films people talk about 50 or even 100 years from you. It's also a story for freedom. Freedom from isolation, from rule, from bigotry and hate. Freeman and Robbins are majestic in their performances. Each learns from the other. Their relationship is strong and you feel that from the first moment they make contact with one another. There is also a wonderful performance from legend James Whitmore as Brooks.
He shines when it is his time to go back into the world, only to find that the world grew up so fast he never even got a chance to blink. Stephen King's story is brought to the screen with great elegance and excitement. It is an extraordinary motion that people "will" be talking about in 50 or 100 years.