The Shawshank Redemption

The Shawshank Redemption is a 1994 movie, written and directed by Frank Darabont, based on the Stephen King novella Rita Hayworth and Shawshank Redemption. The film stars Tim Robbins as Andy Dufresne and Morgan Freeman as Red (Ellis Redding).

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1994 - Movie - Frank Darabont - Stephen King - Novella - Rita Hayworth and Shawshank Redemption - Tim Robbins - Morgan Freeman

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This movie is primarily about Andy Dufresne's life in prison after being tried and convicted, despite his protestations of innocence, for the murder of his wife and her lover.

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For over a year, The Shawshank Redemption has been voted as the second greatest movie ever made, according to the Internet Movie Database Top 250 Movies of All Time. Rated over 150,000 times, it has the most votes of any of the 250 movies movie on the IMDb list, with the exception of ', currently ranked at number twelve on the same chart. (This list is derived from the votes of IMDb registered users.)

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In the 1994 Academy Awards the movie was nominated for seven awards (Best Picture, Best Actor–Morgan Freeman, Best Adapted Screenplay, Best Cinematography, Best Editing, Best Original Score, and Best Sound) but failed to win a single one.

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1994 Academy Awards - Best Picture - Best Actor - Morgan Freeman - Best Adapted Screenplay - Best Cinematography - Best Editing - Best Original Score - Best Sound

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Surprisingly, the film performed poorly in its theatrical run, but it is now one of the most famous examples of a film becoming a major success via the home video market.

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