The Shawshank Redemption

1994 • 142 min • R

“Fear can hold you prisoner. Hope can set you free.”

★ 8.7 / 10 (29,934 votes)

Drama Crime

Synopsis

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.

About This Film

The Shawshank Redemption is a 1994 drama, crime film directed by Frank Darabont. With a runtime of 142 minutes, the film has earned an audience rating of 8.7 out of 10 based on 29,934 votes on TMDB. The film stars Tim Robbins, Morgan Freeman, Bob Gunton, William Sadler, Clancy Brown among its cast of 59 credited actors.

Cast

Tim Robbins

as Andy Dufresne

Morgan Freeman

as Ellis Boyd 'Red' Redding

Bob Gunton

as Warden Norton

William Sadler

as Heywood

Clancy Brown

as Captain Byron T. Hadley

Gil Bellows

as Tommy

James Whitmore

as Brooks Hatlen

Mark Rolston

as Bogs Diamond

Jeffrey DeMunn

as 1946 D.A.

Larry Brandenburg

as Skeet

Neil Giuntoli

as Jigger

Brian Libby

as Floyd

David Proval

as Snooze

Joseph Ragno

as Ernie

Jude Ciccolella

as Guard Mert

Paul McCrane

as Guard Trout

Renee Blaine

as Andy Dufresne's Wife

Scott Mann

as Glenn Quentin

John Horton

as 1946 Judge

Gordon Greene

as 1947 Parole Hearings Man

Crew