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Imprisoned 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.
Release Info
Release Date: 1994-09-23
Runtime: 2h 22m
Status: Released
Language: en
Production
Director: Frank Darabont
Writer:
Producer: Niki Marvin
Ratings
Vote Average: 8.708
Vote Count: 28014
Budget: $25,000,000
Country: ["United States of America"]
Cast
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What is the movie about? Imprisoned 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