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The Shawshank Redemption

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The Shawshank Redemption
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R,2hrs 22min
Genres:
Drama,Action
Release:
1994
Director:
Frank Darabont
Distributor:
Warner Home Video/Castle Rock Entertainment
Starring:
Tim Robbins, Morgan Freeman, Bob Gunton  ...more
Synopsis: In 1946, a banker named Andy Dufresne (Tim Robbins) is convicted of a double murder, even though he stubbornly proclaims his innocence. He's sentenced to a life term at the Shawshank State Prison in Maine, where another lifer, Ellis "Red" Redding (Morgan Freeman), picks him as the new recruit most likely to crack under the pressure. The ugly realities of prison life are quickly introduced to Andy: a corrupt warden (Bob Gunton), sadistic guards led by Capt. Byron Hadley (Clancy Brown), and inmates ... Full Synopsis
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80
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out of 100
Based on 19 critic reviews
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Tim Robbins
Andy Dufresne
Morgan Freeman
Ellis Boy "Red" Redding
Bob Gunton
Warden Samuel Norton
Bill Sadler
Heywood
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