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The Shawshank Redemption is a 1994 American prison drama film written and directed by Frank Darabont, based on the 1982 Stephen King novella Rita Hayworth and Shawshank Redemption. The film tells the story of banker Andy Dufresne (Tim Robbins), who is sentenced to life in Shawshank State Penitentiary for the murders of his wife and her lover ...
Darabont made good on the deal with Stephen King by writing and directing the film adaptation of The Shawshank Redemption. Rob Reiner, who had previously adapted another King novella, The Body, into the movie Stand by Me, offered Darabont $2.5 million in an attempt to write and direct Shawshank.
The Shawshank Redemption opened on 23 September 1994. Test screening reactions and reviews were strong but – from a budget of $25m – made a measly $18m in its first run.
The Shawshank Redemption: Frank Darabont: Based on the novella "Rita Hayworth and Shawshank Redemption". 92% [16] 1995 The Mangler: Tobe Hooper: Based on the short story of the same name. New Line Cinema 27% [17] Dolores Claiborne: Taylor Hackford: Based on the novel of the same name. Columbia Pictures 85% [18] 1997 The Night Flier: Mark Pavia
Thirty years after The Shawshank Redemption opened in U.S. theaters on Sept. 23, 1994, director Frank Darabont revealed the lengths Tim Robbins went to in portraying the film’s hero.
“The Shawshank Redemption” filmmaker Frank Darabont ended an 11-year retirement from directing when the opportunity to helm two episodes of “Stranger Things 5” presented itself. Why? He ...
The film, The Shawshank Redemption, was nominated for seven Academy Awards in 1994, including Best Picture, [1] and has been regarded as one of the best films of all time. The main roles were played by Tim Robbins and Morgan Freeman. In 2009, the story was adapted for the stage as The Shawshank Redemption. [2]
"Shawshank Redemption" was filmed over the summer of 1993, then released in September 1994. The Internet Movie Database still lists The Shawshank Redemption as the best movie ever made , ahead of ...