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Synopsis: Chronicles the experiences of a formerly successful banker as a prisoner in the gloomy jailhouse of Shawshank after being found guilty of a crime he did not commit. The film portrays the man's unique way of dealing with his new, torturous life; along the way he befriends a number of fellow prisoners, most notably a wise long-term inmate named Red.
Genre: Drama
Original Story by: Stephen King
Director(s): Frank Darabont
Production: Columbia Pictures
  Nominated for 7 Oscars. Another 19 wins & 32 nominations.
 
IMDB:
9.3
Metacritic:
80
Rotten Tomatoes:
91%
R
Year:
1994
142 min
855,030 Views


FADE TO BLACK:
6TH TITLE UP

7INT -- JURY ROOM -- DAY (1946) 7

CAMERA TRACKS down a long table, moving from one JUROR to the

next. These decent, God-fearing Christians are chowing down on

a nice fried chicken dinner provided them by the county,

smacking greasy lips and gnawing cobbettes of corn.

VOICE (O.S.)

Guilty. Guilty. Guilty. Guilty...

We find the FOREMAN at the head of the table, sorting votes.

FADE TO BLACK:
7TH TITLE UP

8INT -- COURTROOM -- DAY (1946) 8

Andy stands before the dias. THE JUDGE peers down, framed by a

carved frieze of blind Lady Justice on the wall.

JUDGE:

You strike me as a particularly icy

and remorseless man, Mr. Dufresne.

It chills my blood just to look at

you. By the power vested in me by

the State of Maine, I hereby order

you to serve two life sentences,

back to back, one for each of your

victims. So be it.

He raps his gavel as we

CRASH TO BLACK:
LAST TITLE UP.

9 AN IRON-BARRED DOOR 9

slides open with an enormous CLANG. A stark room waits beyond.

CAMERA PUSHES through. SEVEN HUMORLESS MEN sit side by side at

a long table. An empty chair faces them. We are now in:

INT -- SHAWSHANK HEARINGS ROOM -- DAY (1947)

RED enters, removes his cap and waits by the chair.

MAN #1

Sit.

Red sits, tries not to slouch. The chair is uncomfortable.

MAN #2

We see by your file you've served

twenty years of a life sentence.

MAN #3

You feel you've been rehabilitated?

RED:

Yes, sir. Absolutely. I've learned

my lesson. I can honestly say I'm a

changed man. I'm no longer a danger

to society. That's the God's honest

truth. No doubt about it.

The men just stare at him. One stifles a yawn.

CLOSEUP -- PAROLE FORM

A big rubber stamp slams down: "REJECTED" in red ink.

10EXT -- EXERCISE YARD -- SHAWSHANK PRISON -- DUSK (1947) 10

High stone walls topped with snaky concertina wire, set off at

intervals by looming guard towers. Over a hundred CONS are

in the yard. Playing catch, shooting craps, jawing at each

other, making deals. Exercise period.

RED emerges into fading daylight, slouches low-key through the

activity, worn cap on his head, exchanging hellos and doing

minor business. He's an important man here.

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Frank Darabont

Frank Arpad Darabont (born January 28, 1959) is a Hungarian-American film director, screenwriter and producer who has been nominated for three Academy Awards and a Golden Globe Award. In his early career he was primarily a screenwriter for horror films such as A Nightmare on Elm Street 3: Dream Warriors, The Blob and The Fly II. As a director he is known for his film adaptations of Stephen King novels such as The Shawshank Redemption, The Green Mile, and The Mist. more…

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