The Shawshank Redemption · 1994

The Shawshank Redemption

«Fear can hold you prisoner. Hope can set you free.»

Frank Darabont · 142 min · United States of America

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.

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Budget

US$25,000,000

Worldwide revenue

US$28,341,469

Profit

US$3,341,469

Box office (US)

$28,767,189

Awards

Nominated for 7 Oscars. 21 wins & 42 nominations total

Production companies

Castle Rock Entertainment

Locations

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• Approximate: the city or region
• Filming
• Setting

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Filming

Ashland Mansfield Lucas Saint Croix

Setting

Shawshank Maine

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Cast

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  Tim Robbins

  Andy Dufresne

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  Morgan Freeman

  Ellis Boyd 'Red' Redding

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  Bob Gunton

  Warden Norton

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  William Sadler

  Heywood

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  Clancy Brown

  Captain Byron T. Hadley

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  Gil Bellows

  Tommy

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  James Whitmore

  Brooks Hatlen

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  Mark Rolston

  Bogs Diamond