DVD 142 mins IMDB
R (Restricted)
The Shawshank Redemption
Warner Bros. (1994)
In Collection
#765

Seen It:
No

Owner:
Ben
Action, Crime
USA  /  English

Tim Robbins Andy Dufresne
Morgan Freeman Ellis Boyd Redding
Bob Gunton Warden Norton
Mark Rolston Bogs Diamond
Gil Bellows Tommy
William Sadler Heywood
James Whitmore Brooks Hatlen
Larry Brandenburg Skeet
Clancy Brown Captain Byron T. Hadley
Jude Ciccolella Guard Mert

Director Frank Darabont
Producer Niki Marvin; Liz Glotzer
Writer Frank Darabont; Stephen King
Cinematography Roger Deakins
Musician Thomas Newman; Irving Mills; Allan Roberts; Doris Fisher; Cliff Friend; Jack Lawrence

Andy DuFresne (Tim Robbins), a successful banker, was convicted of murdering his wife and her lover. Sentenced to life in prison, he learns prison life the hard way. He approaches Red (Morgan Freeman), a lifer who is known for procurement. Andy wants a poster of Rita Hayworth and a rock hammer. On work duty one day he overhears the head guard lamenting that the IRS will take a chunk of money he inherited. Andy offers to help him with a tax loophole so he won't have to pay the taxes. That leads to Andy being moved to work detail in the library and the beginning of his work doing taxes and legal matters for guards as well as being involved in money manipulations for the warden. A young man comes into the prison. He has proof that Andy is innocent. When the warden has him killed because Andy is too valuable to let go, Andy sees the handwriting on the wall. After having a chat with Red, Andy vanishes during the night. He visits banks he has put the warden's money into under a fake name, takes the money, and goes to Mexico. He sends reports of what has transpired in the prison to the authorities, which results in a major prison overhaul. Red gets paroled and follows Andy's last instructions to meet him in Mexico.

Edition Details
Edition Special Edition
Barcode 053939265026
Region Region 1
Release Date 10/5/2004
Packaging Keep Case
Screen Ratio Fullscreen (4:3, Letterboxed)
Theatrical Widescreen (2.35:1)
Subtitles English; French; Spanish
Audio Tracks Dolby Digital 5.1 [English]
Dolby Digital Surround [French]
Layers Single Side, Dual Layer
No. of Disks/Tapes 2

Features
Disc 1:
  • Audio Commentary By Writer/Director Frank Darabont
  • 2 Documentaries: (the Making-of) Hope Springs Eternal: A Look Back at The Shawshank Redemption and Shawshank: The Redeeming Feature, which examines the movie's enormous impact and following.
  • The Charlie Rose Show segment featuring Darabont, Tim Robbins and Morgan Freeman.
  • Comic Spoof: The Sharktank Redemption
  • Stills Gallery, Storyboards
  • DVD-ROM Weblink
  • Theatrical Trailer
  • Personal Details
    Purchase Date 9/26/2008
    Purchase Price $9.99
    Store Best Buy
    Condition New (Still Sealed)
    Current Value $21.99
    Links The Shawshank Redemption at Movie Collector Connect