The Shawshank Redemption

Released Date
September 23, 1994
Distributor
Columbia Pictures
Genre
Drama
Rating
R
Budget
$25,000,000
Worldwide Gross
Domestic Gross + International Gross = Worldwide Gross
$28,699,976 + $117,315 = $28,817,291
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Morgan Freeman

as Ellis Boyd

65
Clancy Brown

as Byron Hadley

65
Tim Robbins

as Andy Dufresne

74
William Sadler

as Heywood

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James Whitmore

as Brooks Hatlen

78
Bob Gunton

as Samuel Norton

56
Gil Bellows

as Tommy Williams

67
Mark Rolston

as Bogs Diamond

About The Shawshank Redemption

Two imprisoned men bond over a number of years, finding solace and eventual redemption through acts of common decency.

Two imprisoned men bond over a number of years, finding solace and eventual redemption through acts of common decency.

About

Based on the Stephen King story, this film follows a wrongly imprisoned man who tries to escape from jail.

Trivia

The film was nominated for seven Academy Awards. Filming for the movie mainly took place in various locations in Ohio, USA.