The Shawshank Redemption

Shawshank prison, 1940s, a rock hammer sounds. A banker's life shrinks to a cell, a wise inmate named Red watches. Darabont grounds hope in the harsh realities of prison life.

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Frank Darabont directed The Shawshank Redemption in 1994. See Frank Darabont's full filmography, where to start with Frank Darabont, or where to go after you've seen everything by Frank Darabont.

The Shawshank Redemption was released in 1994 (EN original-language production), with a runtime of 142 minutes.