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The Shawshank Redemption

The Shawshank Redemption

# Fear can hold you prisoner. Hope can set you free.
Drama   Crime
📜 Overview: 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.
💵 Budget: USD 25,000,000
🌏 Languages Available: English
📆 Date Released: 1994-09-23
⌚ Running Time: 142 mins
⭐ Vote Average: 8.708

Beloved Cast

Tim Robbins original image
Andy Dufresne
Tim Robbins
Morgan Freeman original image
Ellis Boyd 'Red' Redding
Morgan Freeman
Bob Gunton original image
Warden Norton
Bob Gunton
William Sadler original image
Heywood
William Sadler
Clancy Brown original image
Captain Byron T. Hadley
Clancy Brown
Gil Bellows original image
Tommy
Gil Bellows
James Whitmore original image
Brooks Hatlen
James Whitmore
Mark Rolston original image
Bogs Diamond
Mark Rolston
Jeffrey DeMunn original image
1946 D.A.
Jeffrey DeMunn
Larry Brandenburg original image
Skeet
Larry Brandenburg
Neil Giuntoli original image
Jigger
Neil Giuntoli
Brian Libby original image
Floyd
Brian Libby
David Proval original image
Snooze
David Proval
Joseph Ragno original image
Ernie
Joseph Ragno
Jude Ciccolella original image
Guard Mert
Jude Ciccolella
Paul McCrane original image
Guard Trout
Paul McCrane
Renee Blaine original image
Andy Dufresne's Wife
Renee Blaine
Scott Mann original image
Glenn Quentin
Scott Mann
John Horton original image
1946 Judge
John Horton
Gordon Greene original image
1947 Parole Hearings Man
Gordon Greene
Alfonso Freeman original image
Fresh Fish Con
Alfonso Freeman
Vincent Foster original image
Hungry Fish Con
Vincent Foster
John E. Summers original image
New Fish Guard
John E. Summers
Frank Medrano original image
Fat Ass
Frank Medrano
Mack Miles original image
Tyrell
Mack Miles
Alan R. Kessler original image
Laundry Bob
Alan R. Kessler
Morgan Lund original image
Laundry Truck Driver
Morgan Lund
Cornell Wallace original image
Laundry Leonard
Cornell Wallace
Gary Lee Davis original image
Rooster
Gary Lee Davis
Neil Summers original image
Pete
Neil Summers
Ned Bellamy original image
Guard Youngblood
Ned Bellamy
Joe Pecoraro original image
Projectionist
Joe Pecoraro
Harold E. Cope Jr. original image
Hole Guard
Harold E. Cope Jr.
Brian Delate original image
Guard Dekins
Brian Delate
Don McManus original image
Guard Wiley
Don McManus
Donald Zinn original image
Moresby Batter
Donald Zinn
Dorothy Silver original image
1954 Landlady
Dorothy Silver
Robert Haley original image
1954 Food-Way Manager
Robert Haley
Dana Snyder original image
1954 Food-Way Woman
Dana Snyder
John D. Craig original image
1957 Parole Hearings Man
John D. Craig
Ken Magee original image
Ned Grimes
Ken Magee
Eugene C. DePasquale original image
Mail Caller
Eugene C. DePasquale
Bill Bolender original image
Elmo Blatch
Bill Bolender
Ron Newell original image
Elderly Hole Guard
Ron Newell
John R. Woodward original image
Bullhorn Tower Guard
John R. Woodward
Chuck Brauchler original image
Man Missing Guard
Chuck Brauchler
Dion Anderson original image
Head Bull Haig
Dion Anderson
Claire Slemmer original image
Bank Teller
Claire Slemmer
James Kisicki original image
Bank Manager
James Kisicki
Rohn Thomas original image
Bugle Editor
Rohn Thomas
Charlie Kearns original image
1966 D.A.
Charlie Kearns
Rob Reider original image
Duty Guard
Rob Reider
Brian Brophy original image
1967 Parole Hearings Man
Brian Brophy
Paul Kennedy original image
1967 Food-Way Manager
Paul Kennedy
James Babson original image
Con (uncredited)
James Babson
Dennis Baker original image
Old Man on Bus (uncredited)
Dennis Baker
Fred Culbertson original image
Police Officer (uncredited)
Fred Culbertson
Alonzo F. Jones original image
Inmate (uncredited)
Alonzo F. Jones
Sergio Kato original image
Inmate II (uncredited)
Sergio Kato
Gary A. Jones original image
Convict (uncredited)
Gary A. Jones

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