Steeped in old-fashioned storytelling and given evergreen humanity by Morgan Freeman and Tim Robbins, The Shawshank Redemption chronicles the hardship of incarceration patiently enough to come by its uplift honestly.
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Movie Info
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Director -
Frank Darabont -
Producer -
Niki Marvin -
Screenwriter -
Frank Darabont -
Distributor -
Columbia Pictures -
Production Co -
Columbia Pictures , Castle Rock Entertainment -
Rating -
R (Prison Violence|Language) -
Genre -
Drama -
Original Language -
English -
Release Date (Theaters) -
Sep 1, 1994, Wide -
Release Date (Streaming) -
Aug 15, 2008 -
Box Office (Gross USA) -
$27.3M -
Runtime -
2h 22m -
Sound Mix -
SDDS , Dolby A , Stereo , Surround , Dolby Digital , Dolby SR -
Aspect Ratio -
Flat (1.85:1)