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.
The Shawshank Redemption
“Fear can hold you prisoner. Hope can set you free.”
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.
Director
Frank Darabont
Budget
25.0M
Revenue
28.3M
Status
Released
Production
Castle Rock Entertainment
Cast
Tim Robbins
Andy Dufresne
Morgan Freeman
Ellis Boyd 'Red' Redding
Bob Gunton
Warden Norton
William Sadler
Heywood
Clancy Brown
Captain Byron T. Hadley
Gil Bellows
Tommy
James Whitmore
Brooks Hatlen
Mark Rolston
Bogs Diamond
Jeffrey DeMunn
1946 D.A.
Larry Brandenburg
Skeet
Neil Giuntoli
Jigger
Brian Libby
Floyd
David Proval
Snooze
Joseph Ragno
Ernie
Jude Ciccolella
Guard Mert
Paul McCrane
Guard Trout
Renee Blaine
Andy Dufresne's Wife
Scott Mann
Glenn Quentin
John Horton
1946 Judge
Gordon Greene
1947 Parole Hearings Man
Alfonso Freeman
Fresh Fish Con
Vincent Foster
Hungry Fish Con
John E. Summers
New Fish Guard
Frank Medrano
Fat Ass
Mack Miles
Tyrell
Alan R. Kessler
Laundry Bob
Morgan Lund
Laundry Truck Driver
Cornell Wallace
Laundry Leonard
Gary Lee Davis
Rooster
Neil Summers
Pete
Ned Bellamy
Guard Youngblood
Joe Pecoraro
Projectionist
Harold E. Cope Jr.
Hole Guard
Brian Delate
Guard Dekins
Don McManus
Guard Wiley
Donald Zinn
Moresby Batter
Dorothy Silver
1954 Landlady
Robert Haley
1954 Food-Way Manager
Dana Snyder
1954 Food-Way Woman
John D. Craig
1957 Parole Hearings Man
Ken Magee
Ned Grimes
Eugene C. DePasquale
Mail Caller
Bill Bolender
Elmo Blatch
Ron Newell
Elderly Hole Guard
John R. Woodward
Bullhorn Tower Guard
Chuck Brauchler
Man Missing Guard
Dion Anderson
Head Bull Haig
Claire Slemmer
Bank Teller
James Kisicki
Bank Manager
Rohn Thomas
Bugle Editor
Charlie Kearns
1966 D.A.
Rob Reider
Duty Guard
Brian Brophy
1967 Parole Hearings Man
Paul Kennedy
1967 Food-Way Manager
James Babson
Con (uncredited)
Dennis Baker
Old Man on Bus (uncredited)
Fred Culbertson
Police Officer (uncredited)
Alonzo F. Jones
Inmate (uncredited)
Sergio Kato
Inmate II (uncredited)
Video Gallery
M. Night Shayamalan On THE SHAWSHANK REDEMPTION
M. Night Shyamalan on the Poetry of THE SHAWSHANK REDEMPTION
